1
: a note sounded on a hunting horn when a deer is killed
2
: a great quantity or number
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
Though the film is an existential crisis saga about a man’s toxic relationship with his omnipotent mother, Aster crafts a literal depiction of la petite mort.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024
Binge drinking offers true oblivion, a petite mort.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
These 40 sharp, perfect compositions (like the tableau morts of Histoire(s) du cinéma) show deep, lucid thinking while the imagery in brief film clips (Notre musique?
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Sep. 2023
Mes pensées et prières vont à la famille et aux proches de Naël, mort à 17 ans ce matin, tué par un policier à Nanterre.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
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Noun
On the small screen, his upcoming projects include an adaptation of ‘Vivre avec nos morts’ (‘Living With Our Dead’) for streamer Max.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
Though the film is an existential crisis saga about a man’s toxic relationship with his omnipotent mother, Aster crafts a literal depiction of la petite mort.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024
Binge drinking offers true oblivion, a petite mort.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
These 40 sharp, perfect compositions (like the tableau morts of Histoire(s) du cinéma) show deep, lucid thinking while the imagery in brief film clips (Notre musique?
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Sep. 2023
Mes pensées et prières vont à la famille et aux proches de Naël, mort à 17 ans ce matin, tué par un policier à Nanterre.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
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“Mort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mort. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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