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neorealism
[ nee-oh-ree-uh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- (sometimes initial capital letter) any of various movements in literature, art, etc., that are considered as a return to a more realistic style.
- a philosophy developed chiefly by 20th-century American philosophers, including Montague and Santayana, characterized by a presentationist epistemology and by the assertion of the real status of universals.
- Movies. a style of filming prominent in Italy after World War II, characterized by a concern for social issues and often shot on location with untrained actors.
neorealism
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noun
- films a movement to depict directly the poor in society: originating in postwar Italy
Derived Forms
- ËŒ²Ô±ð´Çˈ°ù±ð²¹±ô¾±²õ³Ù, nounadjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô±ðo·°ù±ða±ô·¾±²õ³Ù noun adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of neorealism1
Example Sentences
And I think that I started to gravitate to Italian neorealism, British social realism.
One of the founders of Italian neorealism, Visconti apparently didn’t bother introducing himself to the young French actor.
They borrowed from French New Wave, Italian neorealism and Brazil’s Cinema Novo to offer an unblinkered look at everyday Black life, often filming in Watts and other Black neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles.
Not everyone bought the idea, however, that Nemes’ death-camp neorealism was ultimately any less slick or manipulative than Spielberg’s more classical suspense-thriller technique.
Call it pop art, meta-noir, sci-fi neorealism or the underground precursor to the overblown, effects-driven superhero movies of the 21st century.
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