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I'm confused which article can be used here - "a" or "the"?
I like a new film which is called “...”.
I like the new film which is called “...”.
When we speak about a thing first time we use "a". But here I speak about a certain new film, so could you explain please which article must be used here.
We would more often say, I like that new film "..." or There's a new film I like called "...". In the UK "I like a ..." is often used in, for example, "I like a ripe fig" to mean "I like ripe figs." So "I like a new film" is a misleading opening.
I like the new film called "..." is better, but we would generally say, I like that new film [called] "...", or simply I like that new film "...", which allow the listener to say s/he's heard of it or seen it.
If we're fairly sure the listener won't have heard of it we say, There's a new film I like called "...".
