FASHION Magazine

  • SNP’s word of the day: Vérité

    by Sarah Nicole Prickett
    Illustration by Lewis Mirrett

    Every day of every week, I define, and opine on, some cultural mot du jour. It’s like Sesame Street, but fancy. Today my favourite word is “vérité,” as in cinema, Cassavetes, and… reality television.

    Word: “Vérité,” as in “Cinema Vérité”

    Meaning: A genre of film and television that aims to show more of life’s reality by representing it in a truthful way, i.e. with realistic dialogue, natural lighting, and seemingly happenstance action.

    Posted in Celebrity, Cinema Verite, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, SNP's word of the day, TIFF