caméra stylo

/ kamera stilo /

noun

1. films the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, especially as practised by some directors of the New Wave

Word History and Origins

Origin of caméra stylo¹

French, literally: camera stylograph

Example Sentences

These omniscient figures, whose ranks they sought to join, were seen as imposing their personalities, at times almost mystically, on every film they made, wielding what the moviemaker and theorist Alexandre Astruc called "le camera stylo" or cinematic pen.

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