French Word of the Day

n.f., the plot

Je n’ai pas aimé le film, parce qu’il n’y avait pas d’intrigue.
I didn’t like the film, because there was no plot.

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On the heels of the Cannes Film Festival, we’re looking at French vocabulary words about movies and filmmaking.

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the footage, the film

Le cinéaste a tourné le métrage à Paris.
The filmmaker shot the footage in Paris.

ALSO
un court métrage = a short film
un long métrage = a feature-length film

ANOTHER MEANING
Le métrage also means length (of fabric, cloth, etc.).
De quel métrage avez-vous besoin?
What length do you need?

TODAY
Our word is inspired by movies and filmmaking.

the supporting actor, the supporting actress

Elle a gagné le prix pour le meilleur second rôle féminin.
She won the prize for best supporting actress.

ALSO
le premier rôle = the leading actor
le premier rôle féminin = the leading actress

TODAY
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freeze frame, still image

Le réalisateur emploie des arrêts sur image pour créer plus de drame.
The director uses freeze frames to create more drama.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by movies and filmmaking.

a thriller

Quelle est la différence entre un film à suspense et un film d’épouvante?
What is the difference between a thriller and a horror movie?

MORE TYPES OF FILMS IN FRENCH
une comédie = a comedy
un drame = a drama
un film d’action = an action film

TODAY
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a character

Les personnages dans son court métrage semblent très réels.
The characters in his short film seem very real.

THIS WEEK
On the heels of the Cannes Film Festival, we’re looking at French vocabulary words about movies and filmmaking.

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an extra

Elle voulait être la vedette mais elle n’était qu’une figurante.
She wanted to be the star, but she was only an extra.

MORE FRENCH FILM WORDS
Explore more words about film from some of our past daily words:

• un cinéaste = a filmmaker
• un réalisateur = a director
• tourner = to shoot (a film or movie)
• une vedette = a star

TODAY
We’re looking at French vocabulary words about movies and filmmaking.