Neorealist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An adherent of neorealism.

    "DeSanctis wasn't a neorealist; he was a follower of D'Annunzio, who took calendar-art shots of the sea."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the post-World War II Italian movement of neorealism, which focused on realistic portrayals of daily life.

    "If by “neorealism” you mean the opposite of manufactured effects, of the laws of dramaturgy, spectacle, and even of cinematography, then Rossellini has made the only neorealist films."

  3. 3
    Of or pertaining to the neorealism movement in art, which emerged in Britain around 1914.

Example

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"If by “neorealism” you mean the opposite of manufactured effects, of the laws of dramaturgy, spectacle, and even of cinematography, then Rossellini has made the only neorealist films."

Etymology

From neo- + realist.

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