A loanword for cinema or film, often with a slightly stylish or cultural feel compared with the everyday word 映画. Also appears often in names of movie theaters and film-related events.
from French cinéma
I am studying the history of cinema at university.
He is a cinema lover and goes to the movie theater every week.
cinema organ
digital cinema
cinema complex; multiplex
Borrowed from French cinéma,, and written in katakana as シネマ.