character study
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Leave it, then, to a massive gingko on the grounds of a medieval German town’s college to cosmically center the three-pronged, multi-generational character study “Silent Friend” from Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Ms. Peet’s vivid blue eyes remain a major asset in “Fantasy Life,” an unforced character study that wryly observes some mild turbulence in the day-to-day existence of a group of mixed-up New Yorkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
He stars in Blue Moon - a character study of Lorenz Hart, a formerly successful songwriter struggling with the huge hit his former partner Richard Rogers is having with the musical Oklahoma!
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Instead, it has all the hallmarks of both a black comedy comprising carefully crafted scenes and a deft character study made up of painstakingly applied warts-and-all detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Her life had never afforded character study in a broad sense; but for some reason, which she could not account for, she strangely trusted the sleeping man.
From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar
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