Sentences with phrase «achingly beautiful narrative»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

«The Rider» is an achingly beautiful contemporary western and a fascinating blend of narrative and documentary film techniques, set among the Lakota cowboys of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.