Who doesn't love the brilliance of French movies ? Well, not that many in fact. 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, French film terms also give you a broader understanding and a deeper look into the French psyche.
If you want to check out French movies, I have compiled a long list of movies for you. You can download it as a totally FREE e-book when you click the photo below.
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.
| Theater | Le théatre |
| act | l’acte (m) |
| act | jouer |
| actor | l’acteur/le comédien |
| actress | l’actrice/la comédienne |
| applaud, clap | applaudir |
| applause | l’applaudissement (m) |
| audience | le public/l’assistance |
| award | le prix |
| climax | l’apogée (f ) |
| comedian | le/la comique |
| critic | le/la critique |
| curtain | le rideau |
| dubbed | doublé |
| ending | la fin |
| exciting | excitant(e)/passionnant(e) |
| make a film | tourner un film |
| flop | le navet |
| funny | drôle/comique |
| hiss | siffler |
| movie star | la vedette de cinéma |
| movie | le film |
| movie fan | le/la cinéphile |
| moving | émouvant(e) |
| play | la pièce |
| playwright | le/la dramaturge |
| plot | l’action (f )/le déroulement |
| premiere | la première |
| rehearsal | la répétition |
| rehearse | répéter |
| role | le rôle |
| seat | la place |
| scene | la scène |
| screen | l’écran (m) |
| script | le script |
| show | le spectacle/la représentation |
| stage | la scène |
| stage fright | le trac |
| success | le succès |
| tragic | tragique |
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Peux-tu faire une liste pour les mots de télé ? Commes les programmes, les séries, etc.? Je veux savoir dire “binge watching” en français (edr). J’adore vos listes et ce site! Ils m’aident beacoup. Merci bien!
D’accord je vais essayer de le faire
Comment dit-on ¨Now Playing¨ et ¨Coming Soon¨?
Bonjour on peut “lecture en cours” et “bientôt disponible”. Merci
Je travaille au theatre, mais je suis machiniste. Est-ce qu’il y a une liste de mots de technique peut être?
Je ne connais pas les termes technique mais si vous avez une liste en anglais je peux chercher. Merci