During a series of interviews, Franzen expressed ambivalence about Oprah’s endorsement—[…] that he had found a few of her choices in the past “schmaltzy” and “one-dimensional.”
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Schmaltzy
/ˈʃmɒltsi/
Synonyms for "schmaltzy" (43 found)
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6 entriesmaudlin sceneschmaltzy montageschmaltzy proseschmaltzy rhetoricsentimental paragraphtreacly montage
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6 entriesschmaltzy dialogueschmaltzy endingschmaltzy filmschmaltzy proseschmaltzy rhetoricschmaltzy soundtrack
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“In France, it has the reputation of being a typically American mixture of clichés and of schmaltz,” he wrote in an email. “Clichés about us don’t interest us, and the French are not very schmaltzy.”
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As well as singing a lively Christmas number for the first time in a film (a good use of his country music success), Sutherland shares a schmaltzy waltz with Wilson: “It was a bit foreign for both of us but I think we had fun.”
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