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  • adjective Reminiscent of the works of Terry Gilliam (born 1940), American-born British animator and film director, characterised by surreal imaginative fantasy.

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Gilliam +‎ -esque

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Examples

  • To take another example, the movie Franklyn pulls off a Gilliamesque steampunk elsewhen that shows how much can be done on an indie budget.

    Indie vs Hollywood Hal Duncan 2010

  • To take another example, the movie Franklyn pulls off a Gilliamesque steampunk elsewhen that shows how much can be done on an indie budget.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Hal Duncan 2010

  • His films conjure worlds which run like creaky Heath Robinson contraptions; from the orgasmic plumbing of Delicatessen (later cutely echoed in Amelie), to the Gilliamesque fantasy of City of Lost Children, and the watchmaker's plot mechanics of A Very Long Engagement.

    The Princess and the Frog; Alice in Wonderland; Mimacs; Extraordinary Measures; The Last Station 2010

  • Radcliffe shows the power bubbling under, especially in the Gilliamesque opening scenes.

    Feeling Listless - "Taking the credit for your second symphony." 2004

  • The mood has turned most Gilliamesque as the UPS man who just came in with the cart full of packages joins the merriment.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jeremiah Moss 2011

  • Luckily, the dispirited musketeers have had their fighting spirits revived by the kid D'Artagnan Logan Lerman, an all-American teenager - and off they go to London on their secret mission, culminating in a mighty battle between two Gilliamesque airships, mere swords no longer doing the business.

    Evening Standard - Home David Sexton 2011

  • In addition to a Terry Gilliamesque scene where a retired vaudeville star sings about the size of her bustier, a palpable sense of dread permeates

    Paste Magazine 2009

  • (12A) film, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, may not be one of his best, but it's certainly one of his most Gilliamesque.

    WN.com - Articles related to John Cleese plans Fish musical 2009

  • The first seems to be about a positive flytipping scheme, the second features some soul searching from Modine about the psychological state he was in on completing Full Metal Jacket, and the third is a Gilliamesque animation which greets visitors to a new exhibition in Liverpool about the beautiful game that isn't netball.

    feeling listless 2008

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