marionette

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In other scenes as other people, she flops about with the weird violence of a marionette playacting a vixen only to become that sex object after a blood sacrifice.

From Salon

“These are Bil Baird’s,” he added of marionettes representing biblical figures carved by the puppeteer best known for “The Lonely Goatherd” sequence created for the film version of “The Sound of Music.”

From New York Times

Former President Donald Trump says the White House is run by “a group of people” who treat President Biden like a marionette.

From Washington Times

The show’s marionettes, designed by Sophie Taeuber-Arp, were, in any case, “much too modern and too daring” for the production, she wrote later.

From New York Times

But we cannot tell a lie: Benigni himself has gotten some recognition for his marionette adventures.

From Los Angeles Times