Example Sentences

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I know that the civil war of the nonnarrative and noncommercial film versus the commercial and narrative film has been clearly won.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 21, 2016

The tradition of nonnarrative theater has existed in many parts of the world throughout its history for a reason.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2015

Akomfrah's film checks off many artistic boxes, from the nonnarrative formalism of the cinematic avant-garde to the political engagement of postcolonial critique.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2012

Mr. Dorsky calls these nonnarrative films — which are filled with images of brilliantly hued flowers shot with a hovering camera — “devotional songs,” and there is something truly lyrical about their ephemeral beauty.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2010

Instead the company has emphasized new nonnarrative plays, obscure classics infused with directorial pyrotechnics, political tracts and works at the borderline between theater and opera.

From Time Magazine Archive