Sentences with phrase «age tale almost»
For her fun fictionalized memoir of sorts, Greta Gerwig has painted a coming - of - age tale almost entirely in shades of grey.
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It is characteristic of our age — but not Chaucer's contemporaries — to think of him almost entirely in terms of The Canterbury Talesand the Wife of Bath's tale in particular.
Cameron Crowe gave us the perfect coming of age / road flick with Almost Famous, a semi-autobiographical, 1970s - set tale of music, love, and everything in between.
As its 20 - something rockstars recklessly defend against machetes, shotguns, and snarling guard dogs, Green Room blossoms into a savage coming - of - age tale, an Almost Famous for John Carpenter nuts.
«Call Me By Your Name» --- A gentle, almost - pastoral tale of first love directed with affection by Luca Guadagnino and based on Andre Aciman's novel about a highly educated 17 - year - old (Timothée Chalamet) whose world gets rocked by Oliver (an apparently never - aging Armie Hammer), a handsome scholar assigned to assist his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), a professor working in Italy during a long, hot summer.
«Almost Famous» (2000) Crowe's been consistently unafraid to draw from his own experiences, but his epic «Almost Famous» is certainly his most autobiographical work, telling the tale of how, as an underage high - schooler, he ended up working at Rolling Stone magazine (in this case, covering fictional band Stillwater), falling in love, and coming of age.
«Almost There poignantly tells the tale of community, responsibility, aging, and art.»
The 1982 comedy «Fast Times at Ridgemont High» is the prototypical coming - of - age guy flick best known for enduring stoner - surfer archetype Jeff Spicoli, played by future Oscar winner Sean Penn, the image of a topless Phoebe Cates and as the introduction to the amiable zen of screenwriter Cameron Crowe, who would go on to create such bro - riffic tales as «Say Anything,» «Singles,» «Jerry Maguire» and «Almost Famous.»
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.
From his name (assumed) and age (uncertain) to the tales he wove to obscure a devastating past, there are so many inconsistencies that the myths have become almost as familiar as the work.
Her favorite games include Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Phantasy Star, Star Ocean, Guilty Gear, and almost anything out of the «Tales» series.
«More than just a book about anorexia, Stick Figure is an entertaining and thoughtful coming - of - age story that deals with an almost universal theme — negotiating the minefields of early adolescence and living to tell the tale.»