Definition of "neorealist" []

Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism. (adjective)
Of or pertaining to the post-World War II Italian movement of neorealism, which focused on realistic portrayals of daily life (adjective)
Of or pertaining to the neorealism movement in art, which emerged in Britain around 1914 (adjective)
An adherent of neorealism (noun)

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Use "neorealist" in a sentence

"Rohinton Mistry writes what could be called neorealist novels, in honor of the simple, moving tales of struggle and affliction that distinguished the Italian films of the early Fifties (and continue to this day in, say, the films coming out of revolutionary Iran)."
"After brief army service, he went right back into film production, making a range of melodramas in the slick Hollywood manner as well as the popular "neorealist" style, a socially conscious tradition that often used nonprofessional actors and was filmed on location to convey immediacy and truth."
"When Walesa declares the need for compromise he unmasks the intentions of the authorities; when the same is being said by a "neorealist" who avoids mentioning the word "Solidarity" like the plague, he is signaling to the authorities his own readiness to take part in murdering our union."