Bazin

American  

[ba-zan] / baˈzɛ̃ /

noun

1. René François Nicolas Marie 1853–1932, French novelist.

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Example Sentences

In the early 1950s, he organized a film club in Metz, to which he invited Mr. Truffaut, then a provocative critic for the seminal French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, and André Bazin, a Cahiers founder, to discuss films.

From New York Times

“The 400 Blows” is dedicated to the critic André Bazin, Truffaut’s mentor, who died just as the movie began shooting.

From New York Times

It was at the Cinémathèque that he made the acquaintance of André Bazin, an influential film critic and theorist, and of the other young film enthusiasts in his circle, including Mr. Truffaut, Mr. Rohmer and Mr. Rivette.

From New York Times

He began writing reviews for the magazine La Gazette du Cinéma in 1952 under the pseudonym Hans Lucas, and later joined Mr. Truffaut, Mr. Rohmer and Mr. Rivette as a contributor to Cahiers du Cinema, which Bazin had founded.

From New York Times

After Bazin co-founded Cahiers du Cinema in 1951, Godard started publishing essays there.

From Los Angeles Times