elegiac

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Character actor Noah Segan’s directorial debut, the movie is a warmly elegiac portrait of the city and the pain of recognizing when your time has passed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Film screenings were preceded by an elegiac video honoring him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Cushioned between the more experimental songs, however, were the real crowd-pleasers: An elegiac version of Lucky, a beautifully twisted No Surprises and a genuinely sublime version of Weird Fishes/Arpeggi.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

“Beloved Renegade” is as elegiac a gathering as “Speaking in Tongues” is a chilling one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

The first songs were vigorous and then Mama Adanna’s voice broke out, husky and elegiac.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie