true to life
idiom
: realistic and natural
The author presents the characters in a way that feels very true to life.
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Whether that portrayal was true to life or not is kind of up for grabs.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Here’s our analysis of what’s true to life—and what isn’t so much—about Apple TV+’s La Maison.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
The performers learn their music, but are free to interpret and embellish in ways that make the result feel unpredictable and alive — in short, true to life.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
Cinéma verité has seldom felt so heightened, and yet also so true to life: not as a depiction of reality, but as a warning of what our reality is on track to become.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Here’s our analysis of what’s true to life—and what isn’t so much—about Apple TV+’s La Maison.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
The performers learn their music, but are free to interpret and embellish in ways that make the result feel unpredictable and alive — in short, true to life.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
Cinéma verité has seldom felt so heightened, and yet also so true to life: not as a depiction of reality, but as a warning of what our reality is on track to become.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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