Film à clef

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A film à clef, also known as cinéma à clef, movie à clef, and film à clé (French: [film a kle], lit. 'film with a key'), is a film describing real life, behind a façade of fiction. "Key" in this context means a table one can use to swap out the names. Film à clef is the film equivalent of the literary roman à clef, and the two share the same techniques. Many films à clef are biopics of Hollywood personalities.

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