Flaubert, however, was acquitted; in due course his sins were forgiven, and he became a respectable figure, to be cited by the orthodox, together with Balzac, as an example of what decent realism ...

It’s a strategy as old as time. It’s called realism. Don’t get me wrong. So much of what Mr. Trump does abroad, like what he does at home, is ham-handed, shortsighted and cruel. But I also ...

In the 1930s, the French realist filmmakers found a way to speak to and fight against the rising authoritarianism in their ...