allegory

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But the director, who wrote his adaptation in collaboration with Philippe Piazzo, also isn’t content with mere novelistic faithfulness to an author whose traces of colonial allegory in “The Stranger” have often been found problematic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The blues-inflected race allegory has a chance to chase down the most Oscar wins by a single movie, shared at 11 between "Ben-Hur," "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Although a careful reader will notice parallels between the real and imagined worlds, these authors—especially Tolkien—insisted that their stories weren’t simple allegory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Look at the many cinematic versions of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”: The 1956 film is a McCarthyism allegory, steeped in the paranoia of the enemy hiding in plain view.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

The painting is a personal statement, an allegory, and it is also a glimpse into the future.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman