Sentences with phrase «age story about a woman»

It is a wonderful coming - of - age story about a woman, by a woman.

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(May 24, 2016) A coming - of - age story about a young woman who moves from nowhere (we never learn where) to New York and gets a job at a thinly veiled Union Square Cafe.

, basically busted that argument wide open, and my interview with Cyma Shapiro about «Nurture: Stories of New Midlife Mothers,» her traveling photo and essay exhibit of mothers aged 41 to 65, indicates more and more women are finding ways to work around the age - fertility issue, happily.

The story is very dense, but can be boiled down to being about an aging woman having a relationship with a younger woman, after having the shoe be on the other foot when she was younger.

Numerous story strands — Robin's dark past, the venomous Mitcham and his ne'er - do - well sons, a New Age women's camp run by the mysterious guru GJ (Holly Hunter)-- all coalesce into a taut and provocative thriller about damage, vengeance, and escape.

Now you know I am not going to tell you any more about the story, but I will say Juliette Binoche was mesmerizing as her role of the middle - aged woman trying to converse with this «stranger».

«Something's Got ta Give» (Columbia) Writer - director Nancy Meyers («What Women Want») crafted this story about an aging playboy specifically for Jack Nicholson.

Jordan Peele, the mastermind of «Get Out,» a social thriller about American racism, became the first African American to earn producer, director and writer nominations for a single film; the academy nominated a female cinematographer, «Mudbound's» Rachel Morrison, for the first time in its 90 - year history; and Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman recognized as a director, feted for her wry, observational coming - of - age story «Lady Bird.»

You don't have to love it, but I don't think anyone who watched it would deny that it's a dense, fully - realized — and my personal drum to beat has been that we see coming - of - age stories about young men rewarded all the time, but the ones about women always seem to need some tragedy in them to be considered «worthy».

Elizabeth Banks was brutally honest in one recent interview about what happens in Hollywood to women after a certain age, using her peer, Tara Reid, as one example as a failure story.

Showing in the out - of - competition Premieres section, the film is described in the official Sundance announcement as «a coming - of - age story about a 28 - year - old woman stuck in permanent adolescence.»

Raw combines the body horror of cannibal films with a sexual coming - of - age story about a young woman attending veterinarian school, where a hazing ritual awakens all manner of new appetites.

This film is a reflection of the times, telling a twisted coming - of - age story about a young woman who sets out on a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media.

Other notable films that will screen at TIFF include Tom Ford «s «Nocturnal Animals,» with Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams; «Whiplash» director Damien Chazelle «s musical «La La Land,» with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone; Peter Berg «s «Deepwater Horizon,» a true - life drama about the oil spill, starring Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell; Werner Herzog «s «Salt and Fire,» a drama in which Michael Shannon and Gael Garcia Bernal face ecological disaster in South America; Ewan McGregor «s Philip Roth adaptation «American Pastoral,» the actor's directorial debut; Denis Villeneuve «s sci - fi drama «Arrival,» formerly titled «Story of Your Life,» with Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner; Juan Antonio Bayona «s «A Monster Calls»; «Denial,» Mick Jackson's drama starring Rachel Weisz as a historian sued by a Holocaust denier; Irish director Jim Sheridan «s «The Secret Scripture,» with Vanessa Redgrave and Rooney Mara playing two different ages of a woman who keeps a diary of her time in a mental hospital; and «Mascots,» Christopher Guest «s comedy about the world of sports mascots.

The premise is a fish - out - of - water story about a middle - aged woman who re-enrolls in college to finish her final year and finally earn her degree.

«I think it's a very timely, female - centric story about a woman navigating the world of love in her older age.

The story is about a woman named Joe, a self - diagnosed nymphomaniac, who recounts the story of her life (and her erotic adventure from birth to age 50) to a charming bachelor, Seligman (played by Stellan Skarsgard).

I saw films with stories about finding happiness even with cancer (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), the struggles of addiction (I Smile Back), transgender women in Los Angeles (Tangerine), post-apocalyptic love triangles (Z for Zachariah), a teenage girl's sexual awakening (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), relationships between interviewer and interviewee (End of the Tour, True Story), washed up Olympians (The Bronze), two kids who go for a joy ride (Cop Car), psychological studies (The Stanford Prison Experiment), lesbian lovers coming - of - age (The Summer of Sangaile), being a single parent (People, Places, Things), and geeky kids learning how to grow up (Dope).

A coming of age story centering on a young woman's adventures in Northern California, the film is set to become one of this fall's most - talked - about releases.

Sheila Lynn Roberts: Annette Bening reminds us once again what an amazingly talented artist she is in Mike Mills» perceptive multi-generational story about three women that explores aging, the sexual revolution, and female empowerment in late 1970s Southern California.

Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and Paint It Black, releases her fourth novel, a coming - of - age story about a young woman during the Russian Revolution.

L'Animale is mostly a coming - of - age story about this young woman recognizing her sexuality and accepting it, while also realizing she needs to grow up.

And finally, for those looking for a lighter read, Nora Ephron once more taps into the thoughts and concerns of «women of a certain age» with I Remember Nothing (Nov. 9), a follow - up to the major bestseller I Feel Bad About My Neck, while Vicki Myron returns to the subject of her beloved «small - town library cat» with Dewey's Nine Lives (Oct. 12), a collection of stories about and inspired by DAbout My Neck, while Vicki Myron returns to the subject of her beloved «small - town library cat» with Dewey's Nine Lives (Oct. 12), a collection of stories about and inspired by Dabout and inspired by Dewey.

Would you call this primarily a political novel, or is it more a coming - of - age story about one young woman's personal journey?

So begins this beautifully written coming - of - age story about a young woman who struggles to overcome her family's frightening legacy and keep her own child from similar emotional harm.

The story is full of things I've wanted to write about for ages, including an island city ruled by magicians, a place where life revolves round all kinds of theatrical shows and a young woman who refuses to accept the plans other people make for her.

A coming of age story about a young woman called Ijeoma that reveals the suppression LGBTQ people continue to face daily in Nigeria.

In A View from My Window, readers get an insight into the intimate world of Forrest's life through a unique collection of stories about women of all ages, from all over the country.

- Wall Street Journal «Students of writing will find «Watchman» fascinating for these reasons: How did a lumpy tale about a young woman's grief over her discovery of her father's bigoted views evolve into a classic coming - of - age story about two children and their devoted widower father?

This sensual jazz - age story is about the relationship between real - life Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka and her muse, Rafaela, the woman famously depicted in the portrait Beautiful Rafaela (and on that stunning book jacket).

It can be a hellish experience for a writer when no amount of work on a project pays off in terms of the story taking flight, and that was the case with my draft about a middle - aged woman living on a farm during the Civil War.

- Juliet Nicolson, author of Abdication and The Great Silence: Britain From the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of the Jazz Age «Jewell's many fans should eagerly embrace this story about two different women living in two different times whose lives converge in the most unexpected way... Family «Lisa Jewell's latest escapist love story is heartbreakingly good.»

The story is about a man who spends forty years in his coming - of - age period, learning to live with himself when bad things happen, as well as the woman he met in high school (and meets again throughout his life), who is as messed up as he is.

Targeted Age Group: 16 - 65 Category: Women's Fiction Print book price range: 12.99 eBook price range: 2.99 About Breaking The Silence: Based on a true story, a new novel from Diamante Lavendar.

My blog is not strictly book reviews, but is also a «stories about my kids» blog, so most of my readers are women ages 30 - 50.

Rather than writing a coming - of - age story based on a male model, I chose to write about how women don't come of age, but rather, how they awaken.

, basically busted that argument wide open, and my interview with Cyma Shapiro about «Nurture: Stories of New Midlife Mothers,» her traveling photo and essay exhibit of mothers aged 41 to 65, indicates more and more women are finding ways to work around the age - fertility issue, happily.

The story is about a middle - aged woman who returns to the family cottage for the first time in 38 years to scatter the ashes of her husband, father and twin sister.