melancholia
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But he added, acidly: “there was little about melancholia that he didn’t know; there was little else that he did.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
The thrumming score too is decidedly influenced by the pulsating synth themes of Carpenter, with some of Angelo Badalamenti’s melodic melancholia thrown in for good measure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
And people looking for a dose of introspective melancholia at the end of the festival will have to choose between The National on the Other Stage, and James Blake, who plays in the Woodsies tent.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2024
In “The Seagull/Woodstock, NY,” Thomas Bradshaw’s Chekhov adaptation, Parker Posey’s portrayal of Irene deftly toed the line between satire, affection and melancholia.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Vincent knows there are members of the family who suffer from melancholia, from mood swings, extreme behavior, eccentricities.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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