melodrama
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Under the umbrella of “Masterpiece,” a cavalcade of mysteries, dramas, melodramas and multipart adaptations of classic novels have come to these shores.
From Los Angeles Times
It also brings in modalities and forms of telenovelas and and Mexican melodrama.
From Los Angeles Times
Discovery has involved as many plot twists as any TV melodrama.
“No Other Choice” exhibits spasms of taut thriller and family melodrama, but its bare-knuckled satire, sprinkled with slapstick, plays as Park’s funniest film.
From Los Angeles Times
Ultra-short video series "Strange Mirror of Mountains and Seas" is filled with dragon-like monsters, handsome protagonists and plenty of melodrama -- almost all of it, including the lifelike human characters, created by artificial intelligence.
From Barron's
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