Peckinpahesque
Peckinpahesque adjective: reminiscent of the work of Sam Peckinpah (1925–1984), American film director and screenwriter known for his innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence, as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre.
Adjective
Peckinpahesque (comparative more Peckinpahesque, superlative most Peckinpahesque)
- Reminiscent of the work of Sam Peckinpah (1925–1984), American film director and screenwriter known for his innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence, as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre.
- Smith's execution of the gangster who busted his car is the closest to some of the violence of Hill's early films, including a Peckinpahesque use of intercut slow-motion to track the gangster's harness-aided trip down the stairs to the dusty street.2022, Brian Brems, The Films of Walter Hill: Another Time, Another Place, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 217
Forms of Peckinpahesque
| comparative | more Peckinpahesque |
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| superlative | most Peckinpahesque |
Origin of Peckinpahesque
From Peckinpah + -esque.
Questions about Peckinpahesque
- What does Peckinpahesque mean?
- Peckinpahesque means reminiscent of the work of Sam Peckinpah (1925–1984), American film director and screenwriter known for his innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence, as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre.
- What part of speech is Peckinpahesque?
- Peckinpahesque is an adjective.
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