work of a master

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The contemplative cinema of Béla Tarr was as excruciatingly beautiful as it was brazenly original, often conjuring comparison to the work of a master painter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

“The Woman Who Ran” is a cinematic sketch, and also the work of a master.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2021

It’s the work of a master filmmaker working at the height of his ability and on his most personal project to date.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2019

This is an interesting story, both in the particulars of inexperienced artists grappling with the work of a master playwright and the generalities of the Norwegian and Danish experience in Chicago.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2018

The latter, I have reason to think, however, were rare, though occasionally the work of a master did find its way to America, particularly from Holland and Flanders.

From Satanstoe by Cooper, James Fenimore