"Nostalgic longing" refers to a feeling of missing or yearning for something from the past that brings up emotions of fondness and sentimentality. Full definition
Feelings of nostalgic longing for a remembered past and a hoped - for future haunt, mingle, and coalesce in Shurts» cinematic landscapes which hover between representation and abstraction. (rare-gallery.com)
At the same time, he is able to make images and objects which are accessible to everyone, at once kitsch and sinister, and filled with nostalgic longing. (henry-moore.org)
Although the sound of a faraway train whistle often stirs nostalgic longings, Zoellner reminds us that railroads were built on the backbones of many laborers who lost their lives in the effort to stretch gleaming tracks across a nation. (bookpage.com)