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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

arts cinema

arts cinema
LDCE: BrE a cinema that shows mainly foreign films
or films made by small film companies
I wonder what is the American equivalent of 'arts cinema'.
Thank you.
  

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Hi, In N. America, people speak of such a cinema as 'an art house'. The term 'a cinema' is seldom used in NAmE, the phrase is 'a movie theatre', or increasingly, just 'a theatre'.

— Clive

  • Hi, In N.
  • America, people speak of such a cinema as 'an art house'.
  • The term 'a cinema' is seldom used in NAmE, the phrase is 'a movie theatre', or increasingly, just 'a theatre'.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

In N. America, people speak of such a cinema as 'an art house'.

The term 'a cinema' is seldom used in NAmE, the phrase is 'a movie theatre', or increasingly, just 'a theatre'.

Best wishes, Clive
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We have "Indie films" here in the U.S. ("Indie" is short for "Independent"). We even have a cable television network - called The Sundance Channel - that is dedicated to them. The theaters that show such films are called "art-house theaters".

Edit: Beaten to the punch while looking up the exact term.
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