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filmic

[ fil-mik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of motion pictures:

    a filmic adaptation of a novel.

  2. containing characteristics resembling those of motion pictures.


filmic

/ ˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to films or the cinema
  2. having characteristics that are suggestive of films or the cinema
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Derived Forms

  • ˈھ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ھi·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of filmic1

First recorded in 1925–30; film + -ic
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Example Sentences

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I wanted it to look a bit more filmic.

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Not only are they indelible in the minds of the Paivas, but they are forever preserved in still photos, in Marcelo Paiva’s writing and now onscreen through Salles’ filmic rendition.

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The blood-soaked history of Chile — not dissimilar from that of most post-colonial nations — receives a searing filmic indictment in this striking western.

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Tim Marlow, CEO of the Design Museum, said: “During his extraordinary career, Tim Burton has harnessed a compelling mixture of gothic horror and black comedy, of melancholy and enchantment, of oddball whimsy and visionary range in the creation of fantastical filmic worlds.”

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“There are three voice-overs: one in the first person, one in the second person and one in the third person. And then there is the narrative that happens in the book that’s published within the story. I told Chivo that each of these narratives should have a unique filmic language.”

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