French Vocabulary: Cinema and Theater (Le Cinéma et le Théâtre)
Huge list of French vocabulary about Cinema & Theater. Be a pro at French cinema with some essential terms in the French language.
Who doesn’t love the brilliance of French movies? Getting exposed to French cinema and theater is quite an important part of learning the French language and culture.
Not only will it help you practice your listening skills and pronunciation, but these French film terms will also give you a broader understanding and a deeper look into the French psyche.
So get your fix of French movies and the cinema in French, and familiarize yourself with this vocabulary list of French film terms while you’re at it.
- TheaterLe théâtre
- act (of a play)l’acte (m)
- to actjouer
- actorl’acteur/le comédien
- actressl’actrice/la comédienne
- applaud, clapapplaudir
- applausel’applaudissement (m)
- audiencele public/l’assistance
- awardle prix
- climaxl’apogée (m)
- comedianle/la comique
- criticle/la critique
- curtainle rideau
- dubbeddoublé
- endingla fin
- excitingexcitant(e)/passionnant(e)
- to make a filmtourner un film
- flople flop / l’échec commercial (m)
- funnydrôle/comique
- hisssiffler
- movie starla vedette de cinéma
- moviele film
- movie fanle/la cinéphile
- movingémouvant(e)
- playla pièce
- playwrightle/la dramaturge
- plotl’intrigue (f)/l’action (f)
- premierela première
- rehearsalla répétition
- rehearserépéter
- rolele rôle
- seatla place
- scenela scène
- screenl’écran (m)
- scriptle scénario/le script
- showle spectacle/la représentation
- stagela scène
- stage frightle trac
- successle succès
- tragictragique
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