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Meanings of omnibus movie in English

Russian
киноальманах
Portuguese
filme antológico
Spanish
pelicula de episodios
Catalan
pel·lícula d'antologia

Feature film consisting of several different short films.

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      киноальманах
      Synonyms
      Examples for "portmanteau"
      Examples for "portmanteau"
      1
      One evening, as Paul came home, he found Elisabeth packing a portmanteau.
      Laughter in the dark
      2
      The long-tailed blue was restored forthwith to its nook in my portmanteau.
      The Scalp Hunters
      3
      In the room behind him a portmanteau, half-filled, lay upon the floor.
      The Rocks of Valpré
      4
      Louis the Desired was getting ready his portmanteau in that city, too.
      Vanity Fair
      5
      The boy, on his knees, worked at the straps of the portmanteau.
      Lewis Rand
      1
      This is an anthology film, basically, a bunch of different stories.
      Wired
      2
      Plans are in the works for five more sequels, including a third anthology film in 2020.
      Wired
      3
      He has made documentaries and short films, including a segment for the 2014 anthology film, Words With Gods.
      The Irish Times
      4
      Connelly's money is on The Turning, a terrific anthology film adapted from a Tim Winton book of the same name.
      The Guardian
      5
      This anthology film was commissioned by the Cannes Film Festival on its 60th anniversary as a tribute to the magic of the movie house.
      Reuters
      1
      Holy Motors is not quite a portmanteau film.
      The Irish Times
      2
      Co-produced by Pedro Almodóvar, this portmanteau film is violent, scary and deliciously funny, and will close the film festival.
      The Guardian
      3
      The Vanquished (1953) is a captivatingly strange portmanteau film, featuring three brash and anxious tales from France, Italy and England, ripped from the newspaper headlines.
      The Guardian
      1
      While most episodes here would stand alone, it's hard to recall another omnibus film with such narrative unity.
      The Guardian
      2
      If his opera-house productions were not always appreciated, he won critical favour in 2005 for his contribution to the omnibus film Tickets.
      The Guardian
      1
      The Argentinean film is from that much-derided, never-quite-fashionable genre: the portmanteau movie.
      The Irish Times