Sentences with phrase «age tale»

The phrase "age tale" refers to a story or narrative that primarily focuses on the experiences, growth, or life journey of a person as they get older or mature. It often explores the challenges, lessons, and changes that come with age. Full definition
The narrative at first seems to be something of a coming of age tale for the protagonist.
We understand quickly that this is yet another coming - of - age tale with mostly clueless adults, and kids trying to cope on their own.
Since that coming - of - age tale opened in 2009, she's been picking up one juicy role after another.
Several other high - performance sight gags follow as the often more than familiar coming - of - age tale unfolds.
He said it is unclear when he will make the coming - of - age tale available digitally.
The coming of age tale worked well, but it was the gameplay that set it apart, great climbing and exploration along tight shooting mechanics made this journey a thrill to play.
Adapted from the acclaimed manga, this perfect blend of coming of age tale and exhilarating sports drama will make you laugh, cheer and probably shed a tear.
«A wonderful coming of age tale set in a time where there was so much more going on than prom, and cheerleading.»
Bold, beautifully realized coming - of - age tale from first - time feature director Anna Rose Holmes explores movement, loneliness, and identity
It looks like Christina Hendricks might be starring in another Coming Of Age tale as it was revealed that she is in negotiations to...
It's a coming - of - age tale taking place in an undersea world where human souls travel after death.
Critics Consensus: A poignant coming - of - age tale marked by a breakout lead performance from Abbie Cornish and a successful directorial debut from Cate Shortland.
Wes Anderson's glorious coming of age tale starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray is as funny and poignant now as it was in 1998.
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME: This swooningly erotic coming of age tale directed by Luca Guadagnino left me breathless.
A slim, low - budget coming - of - age tale whose richness lies entirely in its interstices, it's a keenly observed work that celebrates the unfettered joys of youth, and rewards viewers by reminding them of the power of a simple tale told well.
A coming - of - age tale wrapped in memory, James Schamus» «Indignation» brings back a time when $ 18 / week was decent pay for a part - time job, and when students dressed up for class and walked around campus with their heads buried in books rather than electronic devices.
With the 13th annual Glasgow Film Festival set to take place next month, it has been announced that the festivities will get underway on February 15th with the European premiere of coming - of - age tale Handsome Devil serving as the Opening Night Gala, while the curtain will come down on the festival with the world premiere of Mad to Be Normal as the Closing Night Gala on February 26th.
A 2018 theatrical release is planned for the pic, a coming - of - age tale based on Justin Torres» debut novel.
And, more importantly, this coming - of - age tale does ultimately offer a glimmer of hope.
Nightjohn is a PG - 13 Disney movie, but it's also a full - blooded Charles Burnett film: family - friendly fare that doesn't shrink from showing slavery's horrors, an adolescent's coming - of - age tale told with an adult's sense of historical reality and moral complexity.
It's been five years since writer - director Sally Potter's last film — the poignant and powerful teenage girl's coming - of - age tale Ginger & Rosa — and she is back with a wicked vengeance.
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• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: «Hoffman's novel is a coming - of - age tale replete with magic and historical references to the early witch trials.
The support cast also acquits itself quite admirably, the upshot amounting to a poignant coming - of - age tale which resonates as realistic from its heartbreaking beginning clear through to a satisfying resolution.
A coming - of - age tale like you've never seen, Julia Ducournau's «Raw» left me intrigued, mildly nauseated and extremely curious about what passes for recreation at French veterinary schools.
But I'm more torn up that Rick Famuyiwa's witty coming - of - age tale just missed out on the top 15.
There have been so many coming - of - age tales over the years about the connection between an adolescent and an animal — think of Kes, or Old Yeller, or Au Hasard Balthazar.
Almost Famous is a mostly fictional tale, but it's often fiction that can reveal the greatest truths: and Cameron Crowe's film is one of the most honest and warm - hearted coming - of - age tales around.
Then it seems to become a sexual coming - of - age tale for the boys, who take an older woman on a road trip.
Based on a novel by Richard Peck called Don't Look and It Won't Hurt, Allison Anders's melodramatic coming - of - age tale Gas Food Lodging takes place in Laramie, NM, a small town right off the highway.
Unashamedly romantic and achieved with a beautifully subtle, old - fashioned elegance, it's a graceful coming - of - age tale ripe for awards.
Everytime I see him he pulls the same shtick each time: An unpopular, awkward, sensitive soul in a coming - of - age tale where he winds up with the local hottie who's way out of his league.
Jean Renoir's captivating coming - of - age tale The River, playing at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, centers on the relationship between three teenage girls growing up in Bengal, India.
Greta Gerwig's hugely charming coming - of - age tale wins big here and it's an incredibly pleasing result.
For her fun fictionalized memoir of sorts, Greta Gerwig has painted a coming - of - age tale almost entirely in shades of grey.
A coming - of - age tale conveyed with deftly handled emotional complexity and chilling thematic subtext, Raw is above all else a gut twisting work of classic body horror.
«Lady Bird» — This smart, tender coming - of - age tale nimbly captures the spirit of teenage angst, so wonderfully, fully realized in Saoirse Ronan's Oscar - quality performance as a teen in her last year of high school navigating the tumultuous waters of romance and self - realization while also butting heads with her equally strong - willed mother (an astounding Laurie Metcalf).
That's the theme of a gorgeous coming - of - age tale sure to stand the test of time.
With his initial output, from moody drama Shotgun Stories to coming - of - age tale Mud, director Jeff Nichols didn't initially appear like he belonged in this category.
Tying for second place (with five nominations apiece) were two definite dramas: Boyhood, Richard Linklater's coming - of - age tale filmed over 12 years, and The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Bletchley Park codebreaker Alan Turing.
Luca Guadagnino's gorgeous coming - of - age tale oozes nostalgic melancholy and avoids the cliches in many films about gay love
Making its way to theaters this summer after a premiere at the 2015 Sundance film Festival is the indie, coming of age tale Brooklyn starring The Lovely Bones, Hanna and The Grand Budapest Hotel star Saorise Ronan.
The period setting is well done, all moody browns and sweaters, the perfect backdrop for a coming - of - age tale mired in societal repression.
A stream of consciousness made spatial, Amman Abbasi's debut feature Dayveon is an experiential coming of age tale very much anchored to its surroundings.
A beautifully told, classic coming of age tale through the eyes of a mature, cultured 16 year old growing up in suburban London in the 1960's, Jenny (Carey Mulligan).
Outside the United States, the claustrophobic and brutal Holocaust drama Son of Saul wowed and punted our hearts, as did France's elegant coming - of - age tale Girlhood.
As with any great auteur, Jeff Nichols finds away to reinvent himself as a filmmaker with Mud: a wistful coming - of - age tale discernibly influenced by Huckelberry Finn and the early works of Terrence Malick.
Hanno Olderdissen's coming - of - age tale Rock My Heart came out on top as the TIFF Kids Festival People's Choice Favourite Feature Film award winner.
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