Sirkian

English

Etymology

Sirk +‎ -ian

Adjective

Sirkian (comparative more Sirkian, superlative most Sirkian)

1. Of or relating to Douglas Sirk (1897–1987), German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s.
   • 2023 April 9, Anthony Quinn, “Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors by Ian Penman – a freewheeling and insightful study of the film-maker’s allure”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Fear Eats the Soul is tender and beautiful, a Sirkian melodrama poignantly strung on the social prejudices of race, colour and age.

Anagrams

• Skirian