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BIOPIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cinematography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biographical film
1, record 1, English, biographical%20film
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- biographical movie 2, record 1, English, biographical%20movie
correct
- biopic 3, record 1, English, biopic
correct
- biographical motion picture 4, record 1, English, biographical%20motion%20picture
correct
- biographical picture 5, record 1, English, biographical%20picture
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A film dramatizing the life of a famous person. 6, record 1, English, - biographical%20film
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
They differ from films "based on a true story" or "historical films" in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person's life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives. 7, record 1, English, - biographical%20film
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cinématographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- film biographique
1, record 1, French, film%20biographique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- biofilm 1, record 1, French, biofilm
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Film illustrant la vie et l'œuvre d'un personnage célèbre. 1, record 1, French, - film%20biographique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
film biographique; biofilm : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 27 novembre 2008. 2, record 1, French, - film%20biographique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cinematografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- película biográfica
1, record 1, Spanish, pel%C3%ADcula%20biogr%C3%A1fica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- biopeli 2, record 1, Spanish, biopeli
correct, feminine noun
- biopic 1, record 1, Spanish, biopic
correct, anglicism, common gender
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
película biográfica; biopeli; biopic : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el sustantivo adaptado "biopic" es apropiado como equivalente de la expresión "película biográfica". [...] Este término en español proviene del anglicismo "biopic" [...] El Diccionario de la lengua española lo registra [...] como forma adaptada masculina o femenina(el "biopic" o la "biopic"), por lo que no es necesario escribirlo en cursiva ni entrecomillado. Su plural es "biopics". También puede optarse por formas como "biopeli" [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - pel%C3%ADcula%20biogr%C3%A1fica
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