Sirkianadj.

Brit.

/ˈsəːkɪən/, U.S.

/ˈsərkiən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Sirk , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 1897–1987), German-born U.S. theatre and film director + -ian suffix.Sirk's theatre and film career began in Germany, and continued from the late 1930s in the United States, where he changed his name to Douglas Sirk.

Film.

Of or relating to the director Douglas Sirk; resembling or characteristic of his films (esp. his melodramas).Sirk is best known for a series of domestic melodramas made in the 1950s, which treat romantic themes such as desire and infatuation and are noted for their lavish sets and costumes, highly emotional presentation, and a vividly colourful, glossy visual style.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > filming unit or team > [adjective] > specific film-maker or director

Keatonesque1921

Eisensteinian1930

Hitchcockian1930

Wellesian1938

Capraesque1939

Fordian1940

Bergmanesque1959

Bressonian1959

Tatiesque1959

Buñuelian1962

Godardian1962

Hawksian1962

Sirkian1963

Felliniesque1965

Langian1966

Kubrickian1968

Warholian1972

Altmanesque1974

Scorsesean1977

Herzogian1979

Tarkovskian1980

Spielbergian1982

Lynchian1984

Tarantinoesque1994

1963 A. Sarris in Film Culture Spring 16/2 Douglas Sirk...The essence of Sirkian cinema is the direct confrontation of all material, however fanciful and improbable.

1990 M. Moon & E. K. Sedgwick in E. Sedgwick Tendencies (1993) 245 Doomed herself to concentrate and radiate ‘a general sense of the body's offensiveness’ as never before—through her bulk in the claustrophobic, Sirkian domestic space.

2017 Variety 17 Oct. 104/4 With the twilight bathing her in an orange glow that's positively Sirkian, Winslet delivers a monologue about how Ginny destroyed her marriage.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sirkian
释义	Sirkianadj. Brit. /ˈsəːkɪən/, U.S. /ˈsərkiən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Sirk , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 1897–1987), German-born U.S. theatre and film director + -ian suffix.Sirk's theatre and film career began in Germany, and continued from the late 1930s in the United States, where he changed his name to Douglas Sirk. Film. Of or relating to the director Douglas Sirk; resembling or characteristic of his films (esp. his melodramas).Sirk is best known for a series of domestic melodramas made in the 1950s, which treat romantic themes such as desire and infatuation and are noted for their lavish sets and costumes, highly emotional presentation, and a vividly colourful, glossy visual style. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > filming unit or team > [adjective] > specific film-maker or director Keatonesque1921 Eisensteinian1930 Hitchcockian1930 Wellesian1938 Capraesque1939 Fordian1940 Bergmanesque1959 Bressonian1959 Tatiesque1959 Buñuelian1962 Godardian1962 Hawksian1962 Sirkian1963 Felliniesque1965 Langian1966 Kubrickian1968 Warholian1972 Altmanesque1974 Scorsesean1977 Herzogian1979 Tarkovskian1980 Spielbergian1982 Lynchian1984 Tarantinoesque1994 1963 A. Sarris in Film Culture Spring 16/2 Douglas Sirk...The essence of Sirkian cinema is the direct confrontation of all material, however fanciful and improbable. 1990 M. Moon & E. K. Sedgwick in E. Sedgwick Tendencies (1993) 245 Doomed herself to concentrate and radiate ‘a general sense of the body's offensiveness’ as never before—through her bulk in the claustrophobic, Sirkian domestic space. 2017 Variety 17 Oct. 104/4 With the twilight bathing her in an orange glow that's positively Sirkian, Winslet delivers a monologue about how Ginny destroyed her marriage. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1963
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