Magic realism

Magic realism (or magical realism) is a literary genre in which magical elements appear in an otherwise realistic setting. The term was coined in the 1920s by a German art critic to describe a trend in post-Expressionist German art (see History below), but it is most often associated with the Latin American literary boom of the twentieth century, marked by the publication of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez in 1967, which is considered the seminal magical realist text. Magical realism can be detected in the supernatural tales of E.T.A. Hoffman, which are related in the down-to-earth tone of confessional journalism. Magical realism may be viewed as more than a specific historical-geographical literary movement; it is an element of style that can be located in a large variety of novels, poetry, painting, and even film.

Film

A minority of theorists, such as Wendy B. Faris, argue that certain films, such as The Witches of Eastwick and Field of Dreams could be described as magical realism, but the term is still primarily used to describe literature.

Related Topics:
The Witches of Eastwick - Field of Dreams

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However, the term has been applied to the films of Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish) and David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, and Wild at Heart); other examples include La cité des enfants perdus, What Dreams May Come, and Being John Malkovich.

Related Topics:
Tim Burton - Edward Scissorhands - Big Fish - David Lynch - Mulholland Drive - Blue Velvet - Wild at Heart - La cité des enfants perdus - What Dreams May Come - Being John Malkovich

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