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chiaroscuro

of chiaroscuro, non-“flat” lighting, although this is very rare even in early Ozu

—p.23 Ozu (15) by Paul Schrader
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ineffable

Like transcendental art, the criticism of transcendental art is a self-destructive process. It continually deals in contradictions—verbalizations of the ineffable

—p.8 Introduction (1) by Paul Schrader
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immanence

The Transcendent is beyond normal sense experience, and that which it transcends is, by definition, the immanent

—p.5 Introduction (1) by Paul Schrader
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virago

the icy virago in that film, played by Joan Crawford

—p.95 Picture-Book Horses (95) by Rachel Kushner
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caul

Pound enveloped Rattray in a caul of solicitude, offering a long list of contacts on Provençal literature, rantings on the peril of hocking one’s mansion to a Jew, and insane asylum cafeteria food

—p.80 Tramping in the Byways (79) by Rachel Kushner
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