film historian
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffilmandhistorian
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withhistorianorfilm.
film
noun
uk/fɪlm/us/fɪlm/
mainly UK
a series of moving pictures, usually shown in a cinema or on television and often telling ...
See more atfilm
historian
noun[C]
uk/hɪˈstɔː.ri.ən/us/hɪˈstɔːr.i.ən/
someone who writes about or ...
See more athistorian
(Definition offilmandhistorianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffilm historian
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
He is also a film critic andfilmhistorian.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
The film contained a supporting cast referred to by onefilmhistorianas second-rate and excellent by another.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
The book features many interviews with the leading actors and directors of the silent era and began his career as afilmhistorian.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
He is also a filmmaker, entrepreneur, andfilmhistorian.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
He is a prominentfilmhistorianand documentary film maker who has added a great deal to our knowledge of early cinema with his writings and his filmmaking.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
A half-century later, film historians and critics had come to agree on a canon of approximately three hundred films from 194058.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Many film historians have remarked upon the many great works of cinema that emerged from this period of highly regimented film-making.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Film historians consider the film a superb example of film noir due to its convoluted, dark storyline, dark cinematography and classic femme fatale.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
The film received extensive negative reviews at the time of its release and by modern film historians.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Film historians disagree as to which filmmaker first used a close-up.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Soon after, she began receiving calls from universities and film historians.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This documentary features living relatives of moguls and film historians talking about the history of movies.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Unfortunately, like other pioneering globe trotters, he was only fleetingly discussed in the periodicals of the times and is largely ignored by modern film historians.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
However, a number of film historians have been highly critical of the restoration work.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Some film historians believe that they belong to a 1917 remake of the film, by the same name.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
It is film which continues to perplex viewers and resists easy categorization by film historians.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Various film historians have expressed a range of views about these titles.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
As a result, preserving the now rare silent films has been a high priority amongst film historians.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
These films include core elements of science fiction and are widely available with reviews by reputable critics or film historians.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition offilm
Go to the definition ofhistorian
See other collocations withhistorian
See other collocations withfilm