How to Use neorealism in a Sentence

neorealism

noun
  • Can a show that asks viewers be aware of Italian neorealism be popcorn enough?
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2018
  • The years of fascist rule were over; in cinema neorealism became eminent, while Italian chic was taking over the world of fashion.
    — The Economist, 1 July 2020
  • At the time the novel was published, Italian literary culture revolved around neorealism.
    — Jess Bergman, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • How important were the influence of Fellini and Italian neorealism on you?
    — Gianmaria Tammaro, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Capitalizing on the trend of neorealism, the movie unspools in a gritty urban environment.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Aesthetically, fantasy was often opposed to neorealism, a preferred aesthetic of the left.
    — Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Aesthetically, fantasy was often opposed to neorealism, a preferred aesthetic of the left.
    — Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Part of Bertolucci’s weariness with his own technique was most likely a regret at having just missed the era of Italian neorealism, whose glorious movies were filmed before the advent of color, in modest black and white.
    — Lee Siegel, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
  • In between rehearsals, as the townspeople race to meet the summer deadline, the film intercuts stills and clips from past productions, which demonstrate a range of inventiveness and inspiration from neorealism to theater of the absurd.
    — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Antonioni started working during the Italian neorealism movement, when films were shot on location, making use of nonactors, telling stories about working-class people and poverty and despair.
    — Carina Chocano, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Not everyone bought the idea, however, that Nemes’ death-camp neorealism was ultimately any less slick or manipulative than Spielberg’s more classical suspense-thriller technique.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The result is a film that lies at the intersection of documentary, Italian neorealism and Renaissance painting, a wholly singular visual experience that is inextricably tied to the film’s storytelling.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Its realistic treatment of everyday Italian life heralded the postwar renaissance of the Italian cinema and the development of neorealism; the film astonished audiences around the world and remains a masterpiece.
    — Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The directors blended elements of documentary, neorealism, and nonlinear storytelling with West African knowledge systems and cultural practices to explore the possibilities of Black world-making in the Americas.
    — Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022
  • De Sousa Dias, who was inspired to become a filmmaker by the masters of Italian neorealism such as Luchino Visconti, first became interested in re-examining historical subjects by delving into archives when she was asked to direct an episode of a series on Portuguese cinema.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Kogonada’s highly distinctive film career took off in 2012, with a series of critically incisive video essays on such subjects as Alfred Hitchcock, Wes Anderson, neorealism, and Yasujirō Ozu, which rapidly established him as a key figure in cinephile circles.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025

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