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IMPRESSIONISTIC [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cinematography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- experimental film
1, record 1, English, experimental%20film
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- experimental movie 2, record 1, English, experimental%20movie
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A film production that is not oriented toward turning a profit but that is produced for the sake of the film, and, the art. 3, record 1, English, - experimental%20film
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Normative narrative frame-works are dismissed for such idioms as camera techniques, color, sound, impressionistic images, non-realistic depictions, shapes, forms, tones, rythms, et al. Themes may also be associated with subjects of forbidden fruits, subjective interpretations of the world and even pure abstractions. 3, record 1, English, - experimental%20film
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cinématographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- film expérimental
1, record 1, French, film%20exp%C3%A9rimental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Production cinématographique qui n'est pas axée sur le profit mais sur le film en tant qu'expression artistique. 2, record 1, French, - film%20exp%C3%A9rimental
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le cinéma expérimental, en tant que genre cinématographique, se veut un renouvellement du langage cinématographique dans la narration, le son et l'image. 2, record 1, French, - film%20exp%C3%A9rimental
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Films
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Flamenco at 5:15
1, record 2, English, Flamenco%20at%205%3A15
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Oscar-winner film is a visual and emotional thriller. It is an impressionistic record of a flamenco dance class given to senior students of the National Ballet School of Canada by two great teachers from Spain, Susana and Antonio Robledo. 1, record 2, English, - Flamenco%20at%205%3A15
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de films
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Flamenco à 5h 15
1, record 2, French, Flamenco%20%C3%A0%205h%2015
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-02-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Organization Planning
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- impressionistic planning
1, record 3, English, impressionistic%20planning
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Impressionistic planning : Decisions and choices are made on the basis of experience, pressures, minimal information and rough estimates of needs and possibilities. 1, record 3, English, - impressionistic%20planning
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
HOHEA: Hogarth, J. Glossary of health care terminology. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1978. (Public Health in Europe, No. 4). 2, record 3, English, - impressionistic%20planning
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Planification d'organisation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- planification impressionniste
1, record 3, French, planification%20impressionniste
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Planification impressionniste: C'est à partir de l'expérience, des pressions exercées, d'un minimum d'information et d'estimations grossières des besoins et des possibilités que les choix sont faits et les décisions prises. 2, record 3, French, - planification%20impressionniste
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-10-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- impressionistic 1, record 4, English, impressionistic
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- impressionniste
1, record 4, French, impressionniste
adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- qui relève de l'impression 1, record 4, French, qui%20rel%C3%A8ve%20de%20l%27impression
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : [1982] 1 RCS 212 (Etobicoke). 1, record 4, French, - impressionniste
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-04-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Cinematography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- impressionistic sex scene
1, record 5, English, impressionistic%20sex%20scene
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Cinématographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- scène de sexe impressionniste
1, record 5, French, sc%C3%A8ne%20de%20sexe%20impressionniste
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Scène de lit traditionnelle qui laisse place à l'imagination. Cette catégorie de film s'adresse aux quinze ans et plus. 2, record 5, French, - sc%C3%A8ne%20de%20sexe%20impressionniste
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Équivalent fourni par l'ONF. 1, record 5, French, - sc%C3%A8ne%20de%20sexe%20impressionniste
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1981-02-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- implicit theories of personality 1, record 6, English, implicit%20theories%20of%20personality
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Informal, impressionistic theories of personality that each of us develops. These theories suggest the kinds of qualities or traits that "go together" and hence allow us to form overall impressions of another on the basis of only minimal evidence. 1, record 6, English, - implicit%20theories%20of%20personality
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- théories implicites de la personnalité 1, record 6, French, th%C3%A9ories%20implicites%20de%20la%20personnalit%C3%A9
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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