sensuous

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The film boasts sensuous formal achievements, from the glorious alpine shots to the experimental sound design of a raging storm and the dizzying angles deployed by Kirsanoff, an Estonian Jew and Parisian avant-gardist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Until “Anónimo,” the Argentine avant-garde had never sounded so intoxicatingly sensuous.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Though written on the eve of a cataclysmic war, the piece is dreamy, sensuous, mesmeric — and deliciously detailed as only Ravel can be.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

The Odissi style here is less sensuous in its signature S-curves, and more rhythmically incisive.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

The word "sensuous" had the effect of further disquieting Tom but before he could invent a protest the coupé came to a stop and Daisy signalled us to draw up alongside.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald