Sentences with phrase «absurdist drama»
His absurdist drama series Ourhouse (2010 — ongoing) about an eccentric British family and its entertainingly erratic interaction with reality, language, and power, has been central to a host of international exhibitions.
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Modernity has added a new genre of theater to the classic tragedy and comedy: the absurdist drama that displays precisely an absence of dramatic coherence.
As the church model looms like the dollhouse in Tiny Alice, this ending seems to evoke absurdist drama.
Not exact matches
Whether Tara is herself or someone else (including a new alter), «Tara» works as both a character drama and an absurdist family comedy because the characters are so well - drawn, and because what happened before isn't forgotten as the show moves forward.
Soon after his breakout in «Bottle Rocket,» Wilson had a small role in Stiller's second movie as director, the dark Jim Carrey comedy «The Cable Guy,» then paired with him on addiction drama «Permanent Midnight,» but the film that really launched them as co-stars was Stiller's absurdist comedy «Zoolander,» with the actors playing moronic male models.
A la deriva was followed by an absurdist costume drama based on fifteen short stories by Quim Monzó.
«Hell or High Water» A near - perfect blend of family drama, heist movie, absurdist comedy & neo-Western.
Each of these films, in its own way, bears the unmistakable imprint of its director, whether the exploration of identity and representation in «Black Panther,» the genre sleight - of - hand in «Last Jedi,» the liberating optimism of «Wonder Woman,» the absurdist humor of «Ragnarok» or the intense character drama of «Logan.»
Abrahamson is a terrifically versatile filmmaker (see the absurdist comedy of «Frank,» next to the searing moral drama of «What Richard Did»), but perhaps his greatest strength is his ability to coax breathtaking performances out of actors.
Though politics is always crooked, there are some genuinely good things in Our Brand Is Crisis, the new film from David Gordon Green, a director who, with films as varied as Pineapple Express and Joe, has demonstrated a remarkable ability to shift between absurdist comedy and gritty drama with nary a beat missed.
Nathaniel Mellors's absurdist video series Ourhouse (2010 — ongoing) mixes formal aspects of TV drama and situation comedy with contemporary art concerns.