magic realism
noun
1
: painting in a meticulously realistic style of imaginary or fantastic scenes or images
2
: a literary genre or style associated especially with Latin America that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction
called also magical realism
magic realist
noun
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The film, in time, becomes an exercise in magic realism, serving as an allegory with a number of possible interpretations.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2024
Tapping into magic realism, José Ignacio makes a pact with a Jequitibá tree, and wins the love of Maria Santa, who dies giving birth to João Pedro, resented by his father for years to come.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2024
García Márquez’s work has survived legions of imitators who have misunderstood magic realism as a stylistic mannerism rather than the means to a sharper, less omniscient reality.
—Michael Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Hailed in 2007 as a triumph of magic realism, though the summary presented by El Principio del Film stresses the novel’s more contemporary themes such as female empowerment and a woman’s continual disappointment with men.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2024
Tapping into magic realism, José Ignacio makes a pact with a Jequitibá tree, and wins the love of Maria Santa, who dies giving birth to João Pedro, resented by his father for years to come.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2024
García Márquez’s work has survived legions of imitators who have misunderstood magic realism as a stylistic mannerism rather than the means to a sharper, less omniscient reality.
—Michael Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Hailed in 2007 as a triumph of magic realism, though the summary presented by El Principio del Film stresses the novel’s more contemporary themes such as female empowerment and a woman’s continual disappointment with men.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
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