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Recent Examples of bestiary
Confidential, precious and poetic qualities infuse her creations that portray a dreamlike universe, from fantastical bestiary to enchanted mineral forest.
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
The one-eyed humans and Sciopods with umbrella feet, the whole exotic bestiary.
—Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
For the house’s third collaboration with the artists, Viard wanted Veilhan to recreate the apartment’s bestiary.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
Designer Virginie Viard collaborated with contemporary artist Xavier Veilhan who used a bestiary in house founder Coco Chanel’s apartment as a creative springboard for the carnival-like spring decor.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 24 Jan. 2023
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
The one-eyed humans and Sciopods with umbrella feet, the whole exotic bestiary.
—Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
For the house’s third collaboration with the artists, Viard wanted Veilhan to recreate the apartment’s bestiary.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
Designer Virginie Viard collaborated with contemporary artist Xavier Veilhan who used a bestiary in house founder Coco Chanel’s apartment as a creative springboard for the carnival-like spring decor.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 24 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestiary
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Jameson seeks accounts of its daily life instead of parables of repression, and finds them in long novels by Günter Grass and Uwe Tellkamp.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Bathed in a pink-pop glow, its pastiche of romance and horror collide in a viciously mischievous parable of technology and control that speaks to these most anxious times.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Using satirical allegory, broad farce, horror and violence, the visionary Korean master has made a string of standout genre films that double as subversive takes on sociopolitical rot, from Memories of Murder to The Host, Snowpiercer to Parasite, frequently making a virtue of tonal whiplash.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the U.S. government persecuted people of being communists.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Brad Pitt, 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' (2020) In Quentin Tarantino’s alt-history fable, Pitt plays a steely stunt double equally adept at fixing TV antennas or dealing with the Manson Family, all with a grin on his weathered face.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Its surrealistic elements blend with realistic properties and a unique video-game-like computer animation to create something remarkable: a cautious environmental fable and a testament to the power of working together to achieve a common goal.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Philibert, who edits his own films, added that the most important thing was to construct a narrative.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The puzzle at the center of The Accountant 2 matters insofar as the film needs a narrative propellant.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Bestiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestiary. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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