seriocomic

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The Accidental Tourist won acclaim for its finely modulated, seriocomic portrait of the private anguish of a tour guide author (William Hurt) after his son's untimely death.

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  • Finally, in post-communist Russia, a researcher hired by one of the new breed of nouveaux riches "oligarchs" stumbles across Sashenka's story and unravels her fate through a series of seriocomic encounters with the keepers of the Soviet Union's written and unwritten memories. —  Stromata Blog
  • Showtime's big-ticket seriocomic half-hour from the DreamWorks TV stable is no doubt the first series to include an insert on Dissociative Identity Disorder in its media kit, and the first episode leaves viewers feeling a bit disconnected.
  • "Potentially, it's a seriocomic exploration of the disintegration of the modern family unit, a condemnation of modern waste-disposal practices, or a cynical, post-SARS view of ineffectual crisis management," writes —  GreenCine Daily
  • Sunday Morning SEO: How to Find Good Long Tail Keywords (Part 1) seriocomic posted on March 22, 2009 at 4: 11 pm —  The Blog Herald
  • The level of anger running through "The Damned Rain" bursts past its early seriocomic tone, packing a wallop by pic's end sure to leave auds duly moved. —  Variety.com
 

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