art film

[ahrt film]

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of art film¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

“Sirât” is giving odd comfort in a cultural moment of uncertainty, a rare outcome for a low-budget art film.

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Director Ryan Coogler and artist Mary Corse will be honored at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s 14th annual Art+Film Gala, the museum announced Sunday.

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“I love ‘Hacks’ and think Hannah displays incredible acting chops, but it’s a sitcom, and I’m making something more of an art film.

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Cercle founder and creative director Derek Barbolla teamed up with Neels Castillon, a film director who bridges storytelling and the human connection to nature, to direct and shoot an art film loosely inspired by Homer’s “Odyssey.”

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It’s a deeply personal piece, vulnerable and confessional, and also an unapologetic art film, deploying poetry, abstract imagery, dramatic monologues, on-screen text, voice-overs, and repetitive montage to create a mosaic of words and ideas that would prove a lightning rod for controversy when it aired on PBS in 1991.

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