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Recent Examples of impressionistic
People were tired and really didn’t know what to make of a movie that shifts between the points of view of the two main characters and has a subjective, impressionistic mode of storytelling.
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
There’s no saying filmmakers can’t create impressionistic portraits of famous figures, but this one drifts away so lazily that there doesn’t seem to be anything particularly pertinent to Lincoln’s legacy or impact in its making.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
Pratt tends to be opaquely impressionistic in its lyrics, populating songs with highways and aster dawns; wild centuries and evil innocence.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Each of its eight episodes is immersive and impressionistic; the camera lingers on the vibrant greens and deep browns of the natural world, in patient shots soundtracked by birdsong, the crunching of leaves underfoot, and serene, wordless music.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
There’s no saying filmmakers can’t create impressionistic portraits of famous figures, but this one drifts away so lazily that there doesn’t seem to be anything particularly pertinent to Lincoln’s legacy or impact in its making.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
Pratt tends to be opaquely impressionistic in its lyrics, populating songs with highways and aster dawns; wild centuries and evil innocence.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Each of its eight episodes is immersive and impressionistic; the camera lingers on the vibrant greens and deep browns of the natural world, in patient shots soundtracked by birdsong, the crunching of leaves underfoot, and serene, wordless music.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Impressionistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionistic. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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