characters

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Bertei explains that she went to a screening of his early film “Permanent Vacation,” and was struck by the differences between the male lead and one of the female characters.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

"So much of the script has been taken from personal experience of writers' families during the war so I think it is the characters that make this really important."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The characters first appeared in 2019 as high schoolers, and are now in their early twenties.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

When Johannes Høesflot Klæbo strolls down Sixth Avenue in civilian clothes, he could pass for any number of New York City’s better-looking characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The lesson here is that if you watch the side characters in a love story, you might notice the lovers treating them like garbage, with the excuse that they’re doing it for love.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri