Sentences with phrase «elements of magical realism»

Elements of magical realism introduce us to the jaguar, the animal spirit that has protected Hector and his Zapotec ancestors since time immemorial.

For example, the elements of magical realism inherent in the works of Latin American writers consist of regional phrases and usages from Latin American culture.

The film is more ambitious — adding elements of magical realism to his cinema of emotional verité — and having a trusted group of actors on board was surely a help to the young director.

There is a sub-plot involving Rita regaining her sight in Salvo's care which adds elements of magical realism.

Only two of Miyazaki's other films have taken place in the «real world»: Porco Rosso and My Neighbor Totoro, and even those featured elements of magical realism.

Not exact matches

Every one of those elements merges together to create stunning moments of magical realism.

Incorporating magical realism and supernatural elements, it tells the story of Emetria, an elderly woman who assumes that the ghost in her house is coming to guide her into the next life but soon realizes its presence signals something far more menacing.

Jessica: I can't resist anything with a magical realism element that is reminiscent of Sarah Addison Allen.

Although Nicole Krauss's three books to date would not be classified as magical realism (a style, according to Wikipedia, wherein, «normal occurrences... are presented in a straightforward manner, which allows the «real» and the «fantastic» to be accepted in the same stream of thought») there is in her books an element of the magic that exists in everyday life.

I saw someone describe this element of the book as «magical realism,» but, honestly, to me it never seemed like magic that Margie's ovary would be, as she calls it, «a radar for helpless things.»

And some, like the magical realism - infused The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler, take place in a past so recent — in this case, 1996 — that adult readers will recognize elements like VCRs and cordless phones... maybe from their own teen years.