naturalism

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Quirks of speech — “you know,” “uh” — are preserved in a bit of naturalism that, especially when sung, is also endearingly strange.

From New York Times

Herzog’s dialogue, pruning the social floweriness and conversational whorls of Ibsen’s naturalism, gets right to the point of every line, leaving the text raw and red, as if exfoliated.

From New York Times

In his pictures, the fusion of naturalism and fabulism suggests that the greatest superpower is imagination.

From Washington Post

Whatever its contrivances, “Cornelia Street” is ultimately a work of naturalism, whereas the dreamy, gloomy musical interludes suggest something more abstract and symbolic.

From New York Times

Dedicated to “the committed everywhere,” the script moves between naturalism and a more heightened, poetic style.

From New York Times