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–noun 

an expert or connoisseur. 



Also, mavin.



Origin:

1960–65; < Yiddish < Heb: connoisseur





　

Sure to elicit the most notice is a scene between Mafioso Chris Walken and Dennis Hopper as Clarence's ex-cop dad. It is a testament to the two actors that their work transcends racist dialogue and in-your-face brutality. 



Movie mavens have a veritable [field] to plow in the Quentin Tarantino screenplay. 



Cinematic references are rife, but the story's downfall can be credited in part to the writer's wholehearted embrace of both the best and worst of the noir canon. Pic also suffers because its reality base is other films, with only glancing reference to the outside world.





virtuoso 

cognoscente 

dilettante

connoisseur

Jonathan Pryce and, in her last role, the late Alexis Smith pop up throughout reps a connoi[sseur's] delight.

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