Dictionary

cineliterate en · ADJ

Etymology

From cine- + literate.

Meanings

1. Familiar with films and cinema.
   • The noir “look” is now part of a knowing postmodern culture, with cineliterate audiences attuned to the multiple allusions and prepared to accept a greater narrative ambiguity and range of stylistic devices. 2010, Andrew Spicer, Historical dictionary of film noir, page 218:

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cineliteracy