How to Use neorealism in a Sentence

neorealism

noun

• Can a show that asks viewers be aware of Italian neorealism be popcorn enough?
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2018
• The years of fascist rule were over; in cinema neorealism became eminent, while Italian chic was taking over the world of fashion.
  — The Economist, 1 July 2020
• Part of Bertolucci’s weariness with his own technique was most likely a regret at having just missed the era of Italian neorealism, whose glorious movies were filmed before the advent of color, in modest black and white.
  — Lee Siegel, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
• How important were the influence of Fellini and Italian neorealism on you?
  — Gianmaria Tammaro, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022
• In between rehearsals, as the townspeople race to meet the summer deadline, the film intercuts stills and clips from past productions, which demonstrate a range of inventiveness and inspiration from neorealism to theater of the absurd.
  — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• Capitalizing on the trend of neorealism, the movie unspools in a gritty urban environment.
  — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 18 Aug. 2017
• Antonioni started working during the Italian neorealism movement, when films were shot on location, making use of nonactors, telling stories about working-class people and poverty and despair.
  — Carina Chocano, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
• Its realistic treatment of everyday Italian life heralded the postwar renaissance of the Italian cinema and the development of neorealism; the film astonished audiences around the world and remains a masterpiece.
  — Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 19 Jan. 2018
• The result is a film that lies at the intersection of documentary, Italian neorealism and Renaissance painting, a wholly singular visual experience that is inextricably tied to the film’s storytelling.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021
• Aesthetically, fantasy was often opposed to neorealism, a preferred aesthetic of the left.
  — Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
• The directors blended elements of documentary, neorealism, and nonlinear storytelling with West African knowledge systems and cultural practices to explore the possibilities of Black world-making in the Americas.
  — Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024