magic realism
noun
1
: painting in a meticulously realistic style of imaginary or fantastic scenes or images
2
: a literary genre or style associated especially with Latin America that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction
called also magical realism
magic realist
noun
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This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking—including a touch of unsentimental magic realism involving a wise and beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 May 2025
Thornton injects a childlike sense of wonder with literal glimmers of light, magic realism making its way into this stark, severe environment.
—Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Additionally, the movement from domestic mayhem to cosmic absurdity evokes the works of Paula Vogel and Sarah Ruhl, American exemplars of magic realism.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Set in Mexico between the 1870s and the 1920s, the magic realism epic revolves around the history of a remote town called Comala, the life of which has been destroyed by vengeful local feudal lord Pedro Páramo.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 May 2025
Thornton injects a childlike sense of wonder with literal glimmers of light, magic realism making its way into this stark, severe environment.
—Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Additionally, the movement from domestic mayhem to cosmic absurdity evokes the works of Paula Vogel and Sarah Ruhl, American exemplars of magic realism.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Set in Mexico between the 1870s and the 1920s, the magic realism epic revolves around the history of a remote town called Comala, the life of which has been destroyed by vengeful local feudal lord Pedro Páramo.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Magic realism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magic%20realism. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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