direct cinema

noun

1. a rigorous form of cinéma vérité, especially as practiced by some American cinematographers in the late 1950s, in which only indigenous sound is used.

Example Sentences

The Maysles, who five years later would direct what is largely considered the greatest of all rock ’n’ roll documentaries, “Gimme Shelter,” were founding members of the fly-on-the-wall “direct cinema” movement, the domestic cousin of ciinéma vérité.

From Los Angeles Times

Why “Grey Gardens,” one of the best-known and most-parodied documentaries from the “direct cinema” pioneers Albert and David Maysles?

From New York Times

“I make my little jokes about how I hate the term cinéma vérité or observational cinema or direct cinema. Because I make movies. And I would make the argument that they’re fictional movies — based on real, unstaged events.”

From New York Times

This film by Robert Drew was one of the first American campaign documentaries and a starting point for the “direct cinema” movement, which emphasized observation over explicit commentary.

From New York Times

Perhaps the quintessential introduction to the issues posed by direct cinema is “Salesman,” which is also a great place to think about the vérité style as artistry.

From New York Times