character study
Americannoun
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“Is It Cool?,” a character study of an incorrigible cheater, sports one of his most villainous choruses — “You ain’t got to trust me to love me, babe.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Giant” is a probing character study that raises the discomfiting question of how a man of intelligence and imagination could hold such atavistic and pernicious views.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 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
No, the kind of Raimi movie you’re getting here is irreverent, silly and very bloody: a character study that also features incredibly goofy scares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
And last of all is the "Medicine-Show," which is a character study situated on the banks of the Mississippi.
From More Portmanteau Plays by Walker, Stuart
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