Stylistically, Lelio effects a naturalistic approach that effortlessly integrates
moments of magical realism and fantasy.
There are also
moments of magical realism and startling surrealism (with a drum - based score that can be distracting) that are so in - your - face, I often wished the bombardment of style would shut up so I could hear the characters.
Every one of those elements merges together to create stunning
moments of magical realism.
Amiel makes an admirable stab at overcoming the staid, episodic conventions of the typical biopic, staging Darwin's mental and physical breakdown with startling
moments of magical realism.
Not exact matches
The
moments when A Fantastic Woman takes off come in bursts
of magical realism, such as when Marina suddenly finds herself heading off impossible head winds, or leading a sparkly dance number.
Punch - Drunk Love enthrals for its craftsmanship and its conviction, for its fabulous instinct for
magical realism (a harmonium appearing in the middle
of a road, a telephone booth light coming on at the
moment of joyous connection), and for a pair
of performances that almost speak more for Anderson's talent for casting than the actors themselves.
His compositions are marked by a sense
of magical realism, which he uses to capture timeless
moments and mysterious utopias on canvas.