character study

noun

1. a work of fiction in which the delineation of the central character's personality is more important than the plot.

Example Sentences

“That character study has continued in rom-coms today.”

From Los Angeles Times

When Baker dives into the repercussions, “Anora” slows down and transforms from a slapstick farce to a true character study, and it’s then when the film shines its brightest.

From Salon

When Baker dives into the repercussions, “Anora” slows down and transforms from a slapstick farce to a true character study.

From Salon

Instead, The Apprentice acts as a more serious character study of how Trump’s personality was formed by Cohn.

From BBC

Reviews from the festivals where the film has played have been hugely positive, with Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson saying it's "a pleasure seeing the pair reunited for another piercing character study" in a "dazzlingly complex, bracing work".

From BBC