Dallying with the classic romantic spirits of Georges Delerue («Jules and Jim»), Nino Rota («Amacord») and Paul Misraki («And God Created Woman»), Hoffman's music casts a rapturous spell as schlubby husband Michael (Tracy Letts) and nonchalant wife Mary (Debra Winger) fall in love again. (filmmusicmag.com)
He found himself welcomed into the circle of the aged leaders of the era of Enlightenment (Teller, Moses Mendelssohn) as well as into the intellectual salons in which the budding romantic spirit was cultivated. (religion-online.org)
Walking through «Rock Paper Scissors» and «' Ideas Not Theories»: Artists and The Club, 1942 — 1962» — with their excitable mix of works in multiple media by midcentury painters, sculptors, and architects — you can feel the gritty romantic spirit of downtown Manhattan in the years during and after World War II. (newrepublic.com)