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DOCUDRAMA [1 record]

Record 1 2013-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
DEF

A dramatized film (usually for television) which is based on a semi-fictional interpretation of real events, orginally in North America.

Key term(s)
  • docusoap
  • docu-soap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Émission documentaire présentée sous forme dramatique.

CONT

Il ne faut pas donner au docudrame le caractère d'une fiction : les faits rapportés doivent être rigoureusement réels.

OBS

docudrame : terme entériné par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et les Services de traduction du gouvernement fédéral.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Televisión (Artes escénicas)
CONT

El formato es el de un docudrama, es decir, parte documental y parte dramatizada.

OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "docudrama" (de "documental" y "drama") es una palabra bien formada en español mediante un procedimiento de acronimia.

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