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Film à clef

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A film à clef (or cinéma à clef, movie à clef,[1] film à clé (French pronunciation: [film a kle]), French for "film with a key") is a film describing real life, behind a façade of fiction.[2] "Key" in this context means a table one can use to swap out the names.

Film à clef is the film equivalent of the literary roman à clef, and the two share the same techniques.[1]

Many films à clef are biopics of Hollywood personalities.[1]

Selected notable films à clef

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Films à clef - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies". id.loc.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. ^ Truffaut, François (1994). The films in my life. Da Capo Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-306-80599-8. Retrieved 2012-05-01.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Kezich, Tullio. "8 ½: When "He" Became "I"". The Criterion Collection.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Subgenre - Film a Clef". AllMovie.
  5. ^ "All That Jazz". The Criterion Collection.
  6. ^ Smith, Damon (2010). Michael Winterbottom: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-60473-841-4.
  7. ^ "How 'The Fabelmans' Draws From Steven Spielberg's Life". Time. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  8. ^ "The Five Heartbeats (1991) - Robert Townsend | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  9. ^ Movie Discussion: John McNaughton's Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)|Girl Meets Freak
  10. ^ "Wes Anderson in Oklahoma". The Criterion Collection.
  11. ^ "The Best Film A Clef Movies of All Time". Flickchart.
  12. ^ Ihnat, Gwen (7 March 2024). "3 Body Problem looks as grand as Game Of Thrones in final trailer". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  13. ^ Lybarger, Jeremy (26 July 2018). "Reopening the Case Files of Leopold and Loeb". The Paris Review. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  14. ^ Jordan, Zoe (21 September 2022). "Scream: The Real Life Murderers Billy & Stu Were Based On". ScreenRant. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  15. ^ Stam & Raengo 2008, p. 235.
  16. ^ "Is 'A Star Is Born' Based on a True Story?". June 7, 2018.
  17. ^ "Talk Radio (1988) - Oliver Stone | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  18. ^ Sara Anson Vaux (2014). Clint Eastwood: A Biography: A Biography. ABC-CLIO. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4408-2998-7.

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