Felliniesque

English edit

From the name of the Italian film director Federico Fellini, +‎ -esque.

Felliniesque (comparative more Felliniesque, superlative most Felliniesque)

1999, Laura Kightlinger, Quick Shots of False Hope: A Rejection Collection [1]
I think she was expecting applause instead of the ugly Felliniesque stares.

2001, Bernard A. Cook, Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia‎^[2]:
"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.

2004, Paco Underhill, Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We Buy‎^[3]:
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.

2021, Vin Diesel, Mens Health: Vin Diesel Is 53 and Still Shifting Up‎^[4]:
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.."