Discursive Features of Professional Film Criticism in the French Specialized Press (on the Example of «Cahiers du Cinema»)

This article deals with the definition of discursive features in professional film criticism, as well as with the identification of general trends in the development of professional film discourse in France. The latter is presented in both specialized and non-specialized journals. In this article, it is considered in terms of its genre and thematic specificity, its dependence on the multifaceted nature of specialized journals, their commitment to a certain aesthetic position, and their usually conservative attitude towards the Internet and digital technologies. Some features of film discourse at the speech level are also highlighted. The author associated general trends in the development of modern professional film discourse with the ever-increasing role of the commercial component in publishing and the ideologization of professional press in cinema.