Sentences with phrase «of the magical realism of»

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(I suppose that that tingly feeling of being SPECIAL and of having the fantasy that my prayers somehow are a bit of magical power and control about what's going on is missing, but realism is what it is)

He said he was greeted by the «Beijing cough air» and witnessed the «magical realism» of China's development.

We're due for a literary post next week; I'm still brainstorming, but as of right now I'm thinking magical realism.

And should finally put to rest the intended ending as not self - obliteration, but a burst of magical realism in flight «out of this world and into the mass unconscious.»

It's magical realism mixed with kitchen - sink drama, seasoned by a haunting sense of history as a sentient entity.

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.

Critics Consensus: Though it leans rather heavily on its central metaphor, The Tree is a moving and ultimately hopeful meditation on grief with shades of magical realism.

Any sense of realism - even magical realism - devolves into video - game surrealism seemingly overnight.

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.

The touches of magical realism begin to feel gimmicky.

Some scholars have compared Ruiz's self - reflexive impulses to those of Latin American magical realism.

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.

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

As the two star - crossed lovers come to terms with the invoice of success, we're treated to a tide pool of ups and downs filled with magical realism, effervescent dance numbers and stupidly winning performances that all caps off with a stunning conclusion sure to inspire a wealth of feels.

He recalls getting close to a green light for a love story of magical realism with then - married Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon attached.

Anthemic, deeply moving and awe - inspiring (with a stirring musical score that embodies all those moods in what is easily one of the best soundtracks of the year), «Beasts of the Southern Wild» is part corroded neo-neo realism and magical fantasy, but moreover an exciting blend of ideas, characters and concepts thrown together in a stunningly unique and vibrant bouillabaisse.

The relationship eventually sours, and it's from there that Lanthimos, known for bitter strains of magical realism, finds footing for an ice - cold rumination on regret and responsibility.

The film opens with a touch of fantasy, of magical realism.

In the hands of Holmer, who dabbles with on - the - table issues — «the fits» refers to an epileptic epidemic plaguing the dancers, theorized as a symptom of the rec center's water — and magical realism to turn a simple story into an electrifying metaphor for growing up female.

Shot in the style of a bland Hollywood rom - com, this film is actually a weepie drama with a bit of magical realism thrown in.

The incongruous image of a piano on a beach sets the theme for the film - melancholy, and tinged with magical realism.

The Shape of Water is a glorious, magical realism masterpiece of all things that drive and obsess Guillermo del Toro — sex, cinema, politics, and art — above all, art.

And since we've all seen The Wizard of Oz, we know that this land of magical realism is supposed to reflect Max's subconscious hopes and fears and desires.

The philosopher Stanley Cavell has called the classic screwball movies like The Awful Truth (1937) and The Lady Eve (1941) «comedies of remarriage,» in which couples are rudely bounced from their Edenic connubial gardens and reunited (after a series of farcical / magical contrivances) in a spirit of wry realism: This time they know they'll live bumpily ever after.

Esther Iverem: Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi's Mary and The Witch's Flower is an ambitious and earnest anime - styled film full of cartoon magical realism.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Adaptation of Marquez Masterpiece Marred by Absence of Magical Realism Compromises are in order whenever a novel is being brought to the big screen, especially a 368 - page saga spanning 50 years, which is what we have in the case of Love in the Time of Cholera.

The cast of «Jane The Virgin» felt at home tackling illegal immigration in the magical realism of the CW's telenovela.

The filmmaker really broke out internationally with «Heavenly Creatures,» his poetic tale of magical realism that centered on the dangerous romance between two (ultimately) murderous teen girls played by a young Kate Winslet and a young Melanie Lynskey.

A mix of distinctive cultural detail with magical realism, «Whale Rider» is still a fascinating and uplifting motion picture — a tale of tribal tradition and female empowerment that's like a live - action model for Disney's «Moana.»

For the Colombian author is closely associated with magical realism, a style of prose popular with Latin American writers, and marked by plotlines grounded in reality offset by surreal flights of fancy.

Now it appears the filmmakers have scored a similarly weird, hard - to - define film with an oddball premise and plenty of heart that features lots of magical realism, unique visuals and, yes, fart jokes.

Starring two of the most underrated and talented young actors working today, Dane DeHaan and Tatiana Maslany, Two Lovers and a Bear brings us magical realism in the Arctic.

The film plays coy with whether this dash from her intended life is real or imagined, a bit of magical realism in a world of real magic.

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.

I Kill Giants faithfully adapts the graphic novel for a striking coming - of - age movie that blends magical realism with heartbreaking drama.

January 25, 2018 • A dose of magical realism in praise of women makes for a compelling first look from the Soulection alum's forthcoming LP.

Like Water For Chocolate Year: 1992 Director: Alfonso Arau An adaptation of Laura Esquievel's novel about Mexican cooking and magical realism, Like Water for Chocolate depicts the passionate but forbidden love between two young people, Tita and Pedro.

The tale of two children separated by time but united by disability and experience and imagination as they walk the same halls of the Natural History museum five decades apart speaks to the magical realism that was so fundamental to the charm of Hugo.

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.

This is perhaps the movie's most inspired wild card, though it also means that the world of the film begins at times to become infused with magical realism.

Ostensibly a vignette from the life of jaded prison warden Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) who bonds with mysterious, possibly magical prisoner John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), the film's ugly combination of brutal prison realism and high sentimentality is a tough pill to swallow, even despite the best efforts of Thomas Newman's magnificent score.

Blending comedy and a hint of magical realism, this beautiful little film really gets under the skin.Stefek...

Director and co-writer Guillermo del Toro's sets and art direction pay homage to classics of the creature feature genre, while filtering it through his own Latin American lens of magical realism.

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.

Empty Nest (Unrated) Argentinean slice of magical realism about a man (Oscar Martinez) in the midst of a midlife crisis who takes refuge from his crumbling marriage in a parallel fantasy universe of his own creation.

With the help of some magical realism, winds up in the Land of the Dead, where the deceased walk around as skeletons with eyeballs.

Another plus is the magical production's recreation of the period via an appropriately retro musical score along with fitting backdrops, wardrobes, mannerisms and slanguage from the bygone era via painstaking attention to detail which only add to the picture's palpable sense of realism.

«Fiona Shaw's compelling love story was hugely inspirational to me for an unholy mash - up of 1950's social and magical realism,» said Jankel.

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

Loyalty is undoubtedly something to strive for, and as such, it's sweet that Bill Murray seems to be so dedicated to Mitch Glazer, the co-writer of «Scrooged,» who roped him into the utterly dreadful magical - realism drama «Passion Play,» also starring Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox, a few years back.