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art film
[ ahrt-film ]
/ ˈɑrt ˌfɪlm /
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noun
a movie made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit, often of an experimental nature or having an unconventional or highly symbolic content, aimed typically at a limited audience.
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Also called art house film [ahrt-hous-film], /ˈɑrt ˈhaʊs ˌfɪlm/, art house mov·ie [ahrt-hous-moo-vee] /ˈɑrt ˈhaʊs ˌmu vi/ .
Origin of art film
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby art film
Artesia, artesian, artesian well, Arteveld, Artex, art film, art for art's sake, art form, artful, art glass, art historical
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How to use art film in a sentence
On our second date, we kissed in the dark as an art film surrounded us at the Guggenheim Museum.
The best $1,419 I ever spent: Flights for my long-distance relationship|Arthur Tarley|August 25, 2021|VoxIt took me 10 years to get back to the art-film houses I used to frequent.
Prisoners Get Cultural Fix with 8-Tracks and Bootleg Cassettes|Daniel Genis|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEASTSpring Breakers, beach-party fluff done as an art film by the reliably bizarre Harmony Korine, is a return to form for Franco.
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