| 单词 | white telephone |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite telephone white telephone adj. now historical (of a film, originally and chiefly in Italy during the fascist era) telling an unrealistic story set in elegant surroundings; (also) designating the era of such films. [After Italian telefoni bianchi, plural (although this is apparently first attested slightly later than in English: 1954 or earlier in film dei telefoni bianchi, 1959 or earlier in cinema dei telefoni bianchi), with reference to the frequent appearance of a white telephone as a status symbol in such films.] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [adjective] > other types costumed1851 foreign language1904 first run1910 Keystone1912 photodramatic1914 serial1915 coming of age1919 edge-of-your-seat1922 psychodramatic1927 omnibus1928 straight1936 low-budget1937 no-budget1937 screwball1937 Ealing1939 blockbusting1943 private eye1946 film noir1952 white telephone1952 portmanteau1953 uncut1953 anthology1955 three-D1955 Hammer1958 noir1958 co-production1959 kitchen sink1959 kidult1960 docudrama1961 cinéma vérité1963 maudit1963 filmi1965 indie1968 triple-X1969 XXX1969 drama-documentary1970 cheapie1973 gross-out1973 high concept1973 chopsocky1974 hard R1974 buddy movie1975 sci-fi1977 mondo1979 hack-and-slash1981 microbudget1981 hack-and-slay1982 slice-and-dice1982 fly on the wall1983 psychotronic1983 noirish1985 Mad Max1986 stoner1987 bonkbusting1993 straight to DVD1997 1952 N.Y. Times 21 Sept. (Mag.) 22/2 This period richly deserved its title of the ‘white telephone’ era—the ever-present white telephone symbolizing the false pretense of middle-class happiness under Mussolini. 1958 Oxf. Mag. 22 May 462/2 Then from Italy, which had hitherto only produced ‘white telephone’ films, came this simple, humble and extremely moving story. 1975 New Yorker 5 May 24/3 This is an icy high-minded white-telephone movie. 1995 Vanity Fair July 94/1 He specialized in roles, common in the 30s, that required him to wear white carnations and stiff collars while ringing up Anna Magnani on a white telephone (in fact, Italians call this genre, without irony, ‘White Telephone movies’). < as lemmas |
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