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

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[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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