Felliniesque

English Etymology From the name of the Italian film director Federico Fellini, en esque. Adjective Fantastical or surreal. In the manner of the films of Fellini. Quotations 1999, Laura Kightlinger, Quick Shots of False Hope: A Rejection Collection I think she was expecting applause instead of the ugly Felliniesque stares. en 2001 Bernard A. Cook Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia http://books.google.com/books?id=ox_gXq2jpdYC&pg=PA368&dq=felliniesque&ei=PCW-R8eUJ5HCzAS_k9zeCQ&sig=NOu13FEIeN_Qjd2qF8CW-J36UsE "Felliniesque" has come to mean a certain Italian sophistication yet earthiness, a fascination with the bizarre yet a love of simplicity all wrapped in a flamboyant Mediterranean approach to life and art.These films also contain magic moments that transcended realism, and they introduced the world to a certain flamboyant lyricism we now label Felliniesque. en 2004 Paco Underhill Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We Buy http://books.google.com/books?id=ukQ6QaFjTbQC&pg=PA55&dq=felliniesque&ei=PCW-R8eUJ5HCzAS_k9zeCQ&sig=Bw2ufLPDh8U2mcr8XlKMVthquRc We stop walking a second and look around at the spectacle before us. There's something Felliniesque about a department store cosmetics section. You stand here on a Saturday morning, dressed in the standard mall-casual suburban wardrobe, gazing at a chamber glittering with chandeliers, populated by saleswomen wearing makeup and hair dramatic enough for opening night at La Scala. en 2021 Vin Diesel Mens Health: Vin Diesel Is 53 and Still Shifting Up menshealth.com https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a36663682/vin-diesel-f9-interview/ On working with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson: "That took a lot of work. We had to get there and sometimes, at that time, I could give a lot of tough love. Not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I’d have to do in order to get performances in anything I’m producing.." en eponyms