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It is left to directors to determine the size of the cast and to divide up Jelinek’s finely chiseled writing, which is by turns poetic, punning, allusive and philosophical.

Some scholars have compared “Macunaíma” to James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” another totemic modernist novel from the 1920s whose allusive, wide-ranging play with language is as central to its identity as its plot.

All of his best work is allusive, steeped in research and context, materially creative, humane.

They all belong to the world outside “Tár” — our world — and their presence inside the movie is more than merely allusive.

Compared with previous works, “Echo 3” is more allusive about regional tensions, shifting much of the intrigue to the complex interpersonal dynamics and shared histories of its protagonists.