What is Cinema?

What is Cinema? is a classic masterpiece that examines the art of cinema within a theoretical and historical framework. André Bazin explores the phenomenon of cinema through its technical, aesthetic, and ontological dimensions; he contemplates the essence of the film experience.

According to Bazin, cinema is not merely the recording of reality, but a way of approaching reality. The camera is not just a tool that imitates the world; it is regarded as a technology that reveals the nature of reality. What is Cinema? particularly focuses on questions regarding the ontology of cinema and discusses the audience's relationship with this art form on a philosophical basis.