Cineastes and cinephiles: What does "everyday senses" mean? I think of
"cineaste" as first a near-synonym for cinephile, second a film director or other
filmmaker. I've just checked half-a-dozen dictionaries on this--including the
OED, Merriam-Webster, and American Heritage--and all have some equivalent of
"film enthusiast" as the primary meaning. (In at least one case, the only
meaning.) One has to be speaking French for "cineaste" to mean "film director" and
nothing else.
David Sterritt
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