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Cinema / Fiction · True or False?

In cinematography, a tilted angle is called a Dutch angle

The answer is True.

Explanation

It can also be called a Dutch tilt, canted angle, oblique angle or German angle. The name likely comes from "Deutsch". The word "Dutch" historically referred to German things in English, which fits its strong association with German expressionist cinema where it expressed psychological unease or tension.

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