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cinematheque

[ sin-uh-muh-tek ]

noun

  1. a movie theater, often part of a university or private archive, showing experimental or historically important films.

cinematheque

/ ˌsɪnɪməˈtɛk /

noun

  1. a small intimate cinema

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cinematheque1

First recorded in 1965–70; from French cinémathèque “film archive,” equivalent to cinéma- prefixal use of cinéma “films” + -thèque “things collected,” as in bibliothèque “library,” discothèque “collection of phonograph records”; cinema, theca

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cinematheque1

C20: from French cinémathèque film library, from cinema + ( biblio ) thèque library

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Example Sentences

The Cinematheque Francaise had the genius idea to bring over this exhibit.

He returned home to Venice, and the Cinematheque show went on for six months.

They begged him to ride the chopper that was in the window of the Frank Gehry-designed Cinematheque building.

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