The movies - French terms

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At the movies - French terms list - What are French words to talk about the movies? How do you pronounce them? Listen to Anne's list.
- actor -- comédien, acteur
- actress -- comédienne, actrice
- audience -- public
- award, prize -- prix
- cartoonist -- dessinateur
- character -- personnage
- chick flick -- film à l’eau de rose, pour nanas
- classic -- (grand) classique
- comedian -- comique
- comedy -- comédie
- credits -- générique
- director (movies) -- réalisateur/trice
- evening gown -- robe de soirée
- famous -- célèbre
- famous person -- célébrité[1]
- festival -- festival (le Festival de Cannes)
- flop, bad movie -- navet , bide[fam.]
- glitter -- paillettes
- movie -- film
- prop -- accessoire
- red carpet -- tapis rouge
- sound -- son
- star -- étoile[2]
- to come out (movie) -- sortir
- to shoot -- tourner
- trailer -- bande annonce
- tuxedo -- smoking
- viewer, film goer, audience member -- spectateur/trice
[1]“célébrité” is always féminine, even for a man
[2] “étoile” is always feminine, even when the star is a man
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