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cinema
A building or room where films are shown on a screen; a movie theater. The term is often used as a more stylish or more international variant of 'Kino' (cinema/movie theater).
Wir gehen heute Abend in das neue Cinema am Potsdamer Platz.
We're going to the new cinema at Potsdamer Platz this evening.
cinema
The art of filmmaking; film art as a whole.
Das französische Cinema der 60er Jahre hat viele Regisseure beeinflusst.
French cinema of the 1960s influenced many directors.
'Cinema' is an international word that is also used in German. It has the neuter article 'das'.
Das Cinema in unserer Stadt zeigt nur Independent-Filme.
The cinema in our city only shows independent films.
Using 'Cinema' for a movie theater often sounds more stylish or intellectual. You often find it in the names of arthouse cinemas or at film festivals.
Das „Cinema Paris“ ist für seine Auswahl an französischen Filmen bekannt.
'Cinema Paris' is known for its selection of French films.
When 'Cinema' refers to film art, it is often used together with a nationality, an era, or a director. Examples are 'das italienische Cinema' (Italian cinema) or 'das Cinema der Nachkriegszeit' (postwar cinema).
Er ist ein großer Kenner des asiatischen Cinemas.
He is a great expert on Asian cinema.
film
Film can be used neutrally for film art and also for an individual work. Cinema here refers to film art as a whole and sounds more stylish or deliberately artistic. Film is usually appropriate in everyday conversation; in a deliberately artistic text, Cinema can create the desired effect.
In einem Kunstmagazin schreibt Lea, dass sie das europäische Cinema besonders interessant findet.
In an art magazine, Lea writes that she finds European cinema especially interesting.
Im Gespräch sagt Lea, dass sie den europäischen Film besonders interessant findet.
In conversation, Lea says that she finds European film especially interesting.
