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cinematheque

[ sin-uh-muh-tek ]

noun

  1. a movie theater, often part of a university or private archive, showing experimental or historically important films.


cinematheque

/ ËŒ²õɪ²Ôɪ³¾É™Ëˆ³ÙÉ›°ì /

noun

  1. a small intimate cinema
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of cinematheque1

First recorded in 1965–70; from French ³¦¾±²Ôé³¾²¹³Ù³óè±ç³Ü±ð “film archive,†equivalent to ³¦¾±²Ôé³¾²¹- prefixal use of ³¦¾±²Ôé³¾²¹ “films†+ -³Ù³óè±ç³Ü±ð “things collected,†as in ²ú¾±²ú±ô¾±´Ç³Ù³óè±ç³Ü±ð “l¾±²ú°ù²¹°ù²â,†»å¾±²õ³¦´Ç³Ù³óè±ç³Ü±ð “collection of phonograph recordsâ€; cinema, theca
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of cinematheque1

C20: from French ³¦¾±²Ôé³¾²¹³Ù³óè±ç³Ü±ð film library, from cinema + ( biblio ) ³Ù³óè±ç³Ü±ð library
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The American Cinematheque has late-night movies on Sundays, which are great.

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When the French Cinéma³Ù³óè±ç³Ü±ð tried to show Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1972 film “Last Tango in Paris†last December as part of a Marlon Brando retrospective, the organizers eventually canceled the screening after vociferous protest from women’s rights groups.

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And then sometimes I would travel to either London or Paris for a final mix day or 70-millimeter test, which were done at the Cinéma³Ù³óè±ç³Ü±ð Française.

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The American Cinematheque has just announced that it will screen Kentridge’s complete “Drawings for Projection†Feb. 21 at the Aero Theatre.

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The American Cinematheque has late night movies on Sundays, which are great.

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