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art house

[ ahrt hous ]

noun

  1. a movie theater specializing in the exhibition of art films.


art house

noun

  1. a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

    1. of or relating to such films or a cinema which specializes in showing them
    2. ( as modifier )

      the surprise art-house hit of the season

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of art house1

First recorded in 1950–55
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However, some art house cinemas are doing strong business amid the doom and gloom.

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“In our New York office, we have the Janus 50,” says Brown, referring to Criterion’s box set “Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films,” the hefty 50-disc survey of the beloved label’s essential masterpieces that was produced in 2006.

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Art house film streamer Mubi got six and was recognized for the body horror film “The Substance,” starring Demi Moore.

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This year’s nominees skew toward smaller and more art house fare.

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On paper, director Edward Berger’s adaptation of Robert Harris’ novel, about the behind-the-scenes political maneuvering involved in selecting a new pope, seems exactly like the kind of grown-up drama that suffers at today’s art house.

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