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Meaning of "documentary film" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOCUMENTARY FILM

documentary film  [ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ fɪlm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Documentary film is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOCUMENTARY FILM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

documentary film

Documentary film

A documentary film is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record. Such films were originally shot on film stock — the only medium available — but now includes video and digital productions that can be either direct-to-video, made into a TV show or released for screening in cinemas. "Documentary" has been described as a "filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception" that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOCUMENTARY FILM


biofilm
ˈbaɪəʊˌfɪlm
clingfilm
ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm
film
fɪlm
microfilm
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɪlm
pliofilm
ˈplaɪəʊˌfɪlm
refilm
riːˈfɪlm
telefilm
ˈtelɪfɪlm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOCUMENTARY FILM

docudrama
document
document case
document imaging
document reader
documentable
documental
documentalist
documentarian
documentaries
documentarily
documentarise
documentarist
documentarize
documentary
documentary evidence
documentary letter of credit
documentation
documentational
documenter

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOCUMENTARY FILM

action film
buddy film
cine film
colour film
cooking film
cult film
feature film
feature-length film
horror film
movie film
news film
pilot film
reversal film
roll film
safety film
slasher film
snuff film
television film
test film
thin-film
travel film

Synonyms and antonyms of documentary film in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «documentary film» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTARY FILM

Find out the translation of documentary film to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of documentary film from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «documentary film» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纪录片
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

película documental
570 millions of speakers

English

documentary film
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वृत्तचित्र फिल्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فيلم وثائقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

документальный фильм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

documentário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তথচিত্র ভিত্তিক চলচ্চিত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

film documentaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Filem dokumentari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dokumentarfilm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドキュメンタリー映画
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다큐멘터리 영화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Film dokumenter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phim tài liệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆவணப்படம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माहितीपट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

belgesel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

film documentario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Film dokumentalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

документальний фільм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

film documentar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ντοκιμαντέρ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dokumentêre film
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dokumentärfilm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dokumentarfilm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of documentary film

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOCUMENTARY FILM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOCUMENTARY FILM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about documentary film

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7 QUOTES WITH «DOCUMENTARY FILM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word documentary film.
1
Beau Bridges
I got five kids, and my oldest is a documentary film maker and camera man, and still photographer.
2
Jenny Holzer
So much of art-making is about reducing things to the essentials, so I don't feel particularly crippled by this. I don't want it to look natural because then I would be making a documentary film.
3
Tony Kaye
When I started my filmmaking journey 17 years ago, I honestly didn't know what a documentary film was.
4
Sam Neill
When I left university I was working for a documentary film company for six or seven years to the great relief of my father whose greatest waking fear was that I would become an actor.
5
Ruth Ozeki
I did documentary film for a long time, and I spent a lot of time behind the camera, fervently wishing that the reality I was filming would conform to my narrative propriety. But you can't control it.
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Michael Rapaport
I don't think the subject of a documentary film should be producers on it.
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W. G. Sebald
Until I was 16 or 17, I had heard practically nothing about the history that preceded 1945. Only when we were 17 were we confronted with a documentary film of the opening of the Belsen camp.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOCUMENTARY FILM»

Discover the use of documentary film in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to documentary film and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Documentary Film: Projecting the Nation
"This book examines how documentary films have contributed to the American public sphere - creating a kind of public space, serving as sites for community-building, public expression, and social innovation.
Jeffrey Geiger, 2011
2
A New History of Documentary Film: Second Edition
Finally, A History of Documentary Film retains and updates the recommended readings and important films and the end of each chapter from the first edition, including the bibliography and appendices.
Betsy A. McLane, 2013
3
Documentary: A History of the Non-fiction Film
Presents a history of the documentary film.
Erik Barnouw, 1993
4
The New Chinese Documentary Film Movement: For the Public Record
This volume will be critical reading for scholars in disciplines ranging from film and media studies to Chinese studies and Asian studies.
Chris Berry, Lu Xinyu, Lisa Rofel, 2010
5
Documentary Film Classics
A study of classic documentary film. This book offers close readings of a number of major documentaries. The author analyzes the philosophical and historical issues and themes implicit in these works.
William Rothman, 1997
6
Japanese Documentary Film: The Meiji Era Through Hiroshima
This is the first English-language study of the subject, an enlightening close look at the first fifty years of documentary film theory and practice in Japan.
Markus Nornes, 2003
7
Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary ...
This new edition of Documenting the Documentary adds five new essays on more recent films in addition to the text of the first edition.
Barry Keith Grant, Jeannette Sloniowski, 2013
8
Struggles for Representation: African American Documentary ...
Uniting all of this work is the "struggle for representation" that characterizes each film-an urgent desire to convey black life in ways that counter the uninformed and often distorted representations of mass media film and television ...
Phyllis Rauch Klotman, Janet K. Cutler, 1999
9
Dziga Vertov: Defining Documentary Film
Jeremy Hicks presents an examination of Dziga Vertov's complete film career.
Jeremy Hicks, 2007
10
Making Documentary Films and Videos: A Practical Guide to ...
An updated edition of the classic filmmaker's handbook discusses each step in creating documentaries from conception to final film, and offers advice on capturing human behavior and recreating past events, with new advice on how to get ...
Barry Hampe, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOCUMENTARY FILM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term documentary film is used in the context of the following news items.
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METALLICA Bassist ROBERT TRUJILLO's 'Jaco' Documentary On …
METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo's documentary film on the life and music of bass legend Jaco Pastorius, "Jaco - A Documentary Film", is on ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»
2
Documentary film shown at Camp Hancock
The documentary film "Cultivation along the Northern Pacific Railroad" will be shown at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Camp Hancock State Historic ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Armless Fil-Am wins best documentary at Mirabile Dictu film fest
SAN FRANCISCO – Filipino American inspirational speaker Jessica Cox's film, “Right Footed,” won the best documentary film award at the ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
4
Amy Winehouse film: Mark Ronson praises 'respectful' movie as it …
Amy has broken the UK box office record for the highest opening weekend of a British documentary film, grossing £519,000 from 133 cinemas ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
Amy Winehouse documentary 'Amy' breaks UK box office record in …
... the best ever opening weekend total for a British documentary film and second best opening weekend total for a documentary film ever. «NME.com, Jul 15»
6
Ex-Israeli footballer to discuss experience, documentary at …
Cohen will be a special guest speaker at the local debut of the documentary film, “Touchdown Israel,” at the Charlotte Jewish Film Festival's ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
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Julian Assange to a Be Guest of 19th Jihlava International …
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange will be a guest of 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival from October 27 to November 1, ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
8
Former CBC prop warehouse gets a documentary film
90 sumach toronto 90 Sumach is one of those Toronto buildings that kinda fades into the background. Located just north of Queen St., the ... «blogTO, Jul 15»
9
What's Showing In Independent, Foreign & Documentary Film, July 3
Whatever your tastes, our indie, foreign and documentary film critics have quite a selection for your holiday weekend. Wolfpack, R, Tivoli. «KCUR, Jul 15»
10
Documentary Film About Market Basket Dispute Nears Release
One of the most remarkable work stoppages in U.S. labor history will soon be the subject of a documentary film. "Food Fight: Inside the Battle for ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

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