Sirkian

English

Etymology

From Sirk +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Sirkian (comparative more Sirkian, superlative most Sirkian)

1. Of or relating to Douglas Sirk (1897–1987), German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s.
   • 2023 April 9, Anthony Quinn, “Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors by Ian Penman – a freewheeling and insightful study of the film-maker’s allure”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Fear Eats the Soul is tender and beautiful, a Sirkian melodrama poignantly strung on the social prejudices of race, colour and age.

Anagrams

• Skirian