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TAKE THE QUIZdiegetic
adjective
di·e·get·ic
ˌdī-ə-ˈje-tik
: of or relating to diegesis
especially
: existing or occurring within the world of a narrative rather than as something external to that world
What the film does do, though, to really wonderful effect, is synchronize diegetic sounds—gunshots, explosions, tires screeching, windshield wipers wiping, engines revving, etc.—with its non-diegetic pop soundtrack. —
David Hollingshead
Music is integral to the world of Alfonso Cuarón's Roma, but it is also incidental, experienced only as part of the action. The remarkable 2018 film contains only diegetic uses of music; no song is ever superimposed over the deliberately paced action that takes place in Mexico City's Colonia Roma neighborhood at the dawn of the 1970s. —
Philip Sherburne
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