surrealistic

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The explorations of her mind as a child that she shares here allow you to better understand and more deeply appreciate the surrealistic worlds she presents in “M Train” and “Year of the Monkey.”

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2025

Lanthimos’ latest, the surrealistic “Poor Things,” stars Emma Stone, an Oscar nominee from his last movie, “The Favourite.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

He stresses that he wanted to create the surrealistic life of a Secret Service agent, one minute guarding the president and another chasing guys passing a fake $20.

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2023

This was the latest episode in an ongoing, surrealistic conflict between KIRAC, a fringe art group that posts its films on YouTube, and Houellebecq, one of the world’s most famous authors.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

She ran into the bathroom and powdered her face and the front of her dress, drew a surrealistic version of a mouth beneath her nose, and dashed into her bedroom to find a coat.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole