Main Entry: ci·ne·ma ve·ri·té

Pronunciation: \ˈsi-nə-mə-ˌver-i-ˈtā; si-nā-ˈmä-ve-rē-ˈtā\

Function: noun

Etymology: French cinéma-vérité, literally, cinema-truth, translation of Russian kinopravda

Date: 1963

: the art or technique of filming a motion picture so as to convey candid realism