art film
noun
a motion picture 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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Nearby words
- arsy-versy,
- art,
- art brut,
- art deco,
- art director,
- art for art's sake,
- art form,
- art glass,
- art historical,
- art house
Origin of art film
First recorded in 1925–30
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Examples from the Web for art film
It took me 10 years to get back to the art-film houses I used to frequent.
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