While there are standout examples — like Darren Aronofsky's disorienting, eye - opening Requiem for a Dream, or the achingly beautiful narratives of animated animal - people addicts in BoJack Horseman — sagas like this one usually work better on the page than on the screen; the brief gloss of film can make drug use seem rather too appealing, while the idea of spending eight TV seasons with an addict seems rather unappealing. (vanityfair.com)
This achingly beautiful narrative peers behind closed doors, but never lasciviously, at a young married couple on their disastrous wedding night in the early 1960s; an ingenious exploration of addled psychology. (booklistonline.com)
Margriet Ruur's 2016 story — in English with an Arabic translation — features luminous art by Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr, who arranges pebbles and rocks into beautiful narrative images of Rama and her family. (edutopia.org)