Sentences with phrase «at pathos»

And I was great at pathos.

Some attempt at pathos?

The movie makes eye - rolling stabs at pathos that seem to pursue real emotion but instead feel cheap and phony.

Not exact matches

Such are the everyday horrors lurking at SadDeskLunch.com, a Tumblr blog dedicated to unflinchingly documenting in photos the pathos of the millions of white - collar workers who eat lunch while sitting at their desks.

There seemed to be real pathos in the presentation by Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan at his Edmonton press conference Monday morning: the cri de couer of a spurned lover, perhaps,...

Beneath all the pathos, the subtext remains the same: Woman's chief adversary is Unreliable Man, who does not understand her sexual and romantic needs and who walks off time and again at the first sashay of a younger thing.

There is pathos in this prayer of Jesus, where he thanks God that he has revealed the truth at least to this precious little band of people (Matt.

Dalit theology wants to assert that at the heart of the Dalit people's experience is pathos or suffering.

This thought receives further development at the hands of Socrates, and it ultimately becomes the point of concentration for the pathos of the Greek consciousness, since it serves as a proof for the immortality of the soul; but with a backward reference, it is important to note, and hence as proof for the soul's preëxistence.1

In this context the pathos of a November 2009 Catholic Education Service (CESEW) comment is unmistakeable: «CESEW does not have authority over pupils at non-Catholic schools, so queries relating to any such schools ought to be directed to» the government (cf John Smeaton's blog, 22 March).

In fact, the pathos of the Protestant appeal to faith alone need not be accompanied by any defect of personality at all.

, have a lovely breakfast and a shot with the Pathos watch at the Bucherer boutique!

Knightley's character flirts with Manic Pixie Dream Girl preciousness, but imbues the character with a humanity that transcends the type; she's got a lovely monologue at a key moment in their arc (concerning her love of vinyl, of course) that moves the film into the realm of pathos with an almost invisible dexterity.

Whether through humor or pathos, he excelled at illuminating the struggles of average men against a callous world; as director Billy Wilder once noted, «There was a little bit of genius in everything he did.»

Hugo's novel provides the mine of source material: starting with a rattling good man - hunt tale (The Fugitive is one of its offshoots), it throws in dollops of pathos and a call to the barricades that at once thrills the jewellery - rattling 1 - per - centers and inspires the passion of the Occupy Movement.

But if the filmmaker managed to work up at least an inkling of pathos for that young man's horrifying plight, no such compassion is extended toward the two teenagers at the heart of Yoga Hosers: Colleen C. (Lily - Rose Depp) and Colleen M. (Harley Quinn Smith), the two indifferent convenience - store clerks who briefly appeared in Tusk.

It's brassy, breezy and gut - bustingly fun; unfortunately, it's at the expense of the film's drama and pathos.

The primitive human being that looks at us through the display expresses a wordless pathos, a victimized and yet mighty force in the human experience.

was surprised just how good this film is.The humour and pathos of this film is quite moving.There is no - one remotely attractive in the cast, it is full of strange looking redneck Americans living in semi wilderness.Everyone is poverty stricken.The sadness of old age is there, as is the regrets of past memories, and the desperation of the son to heal the wounds of his father's past life.The acting is brilliant even with the bit part actors with the sunburnt aged faces.The fathers grumpy reticence is counters by his truculent wife, who never has a good word for anybody with her vicious put downs, which is at times laugh out loud funny.A funny sad and moving film about the sheer desperate meanderings of life and old age.

The 2005 Judd Apatow film was crude and silly at best, but Carell anchored it with visceral vulnerability and, occasionally, actual pathos.

If there is one thing that British filmmakers excel at, it's that distinct ability to effortlessly combine humour with pathos, and to such triumphant effect.

But every time your eyes are about to roll back into your head at the film's slovenly direction and editing, it'll throw in moments of pathos or images of eerie beauty (everything involving gold or water is aces).

Gen Xers looking for a good time probably found themselves cheated at having been pigeonholed like this and watching the film's fun, ironic beginning give way to goopy pathos.

At the center of most scenes, Josh Brolin walks that distinct Coen brothers line between absurdity and realism, sarcasm and pathos.

Find reason there for the caricatured white trash pastiches serving as Maggie's family (and additional pathos in Maggie's need for a father figure), the boxing - trainer archetype, the old fighter Scrap (blind in one eye and living in a tiny room at the gym), the evil Drago Eastern Bloc nemesis, and the rags - to - riches sports story into noble - cripple tropes that worked in 1962 with Requiem for a Heavyweight.

He heads an ensemble of crack actors, each with a gift for finding pathos in comedy, and the absurd in the tragic, starting with Shirley Knight as Ned's equally compassionate, equally «idiot» mother, and working through Elizabeth Banks as the sister desperately trying to sell out to make good at the magazine where she toils while missing the cues from the neighbor (Adam Scott) who is willing to literally drop anything to do her household chores; Zooey Deschanel as the pan-sexual sister with truth issues that involve both her girlfriend (Rashida Jones) and the artist (Hugh Dancy) for whom she both poses and poses a problem; and Emily Mortimer, as the earth mother who lost track of what makes her happy and why she wanted to be married to a smug and profoundly disinterested husband (Steve Coogan).

Tagar is howlingly funny from the first moment that we see her, an entirely complete comic creation, but what's truly impressive about the performance is how she gives it texture and nuance as it goes on: when she returns in the third segment, Daffi's gone through officer training and has a new - found responsibility, or at least the pressure to look responsible, and there's truth and pathos in the way it tests her friendship with Zohar.

His most celebrated feature, Yoyo (65), is a clever — at times brilliant — comingling of Keaton's physical comedy, Chaplin's pathos, Tati's gentle social observation, and the broader farce of Frank Tashlin.

But the film's real pleasure lies in McDonagh's verbal felicity — the naturalistic dialogue is a breath of fresh air — and while Farrell struggles to juggle his humorous «thick» persona with romantic pathos, Gleeson excels in his role as the weary gangster pondering the possibilities for his own shot at redemption.

Fabianne Therese and Nichole Bloom are both fantastic in the fresh and exhilarating film, balancing romance, genre thrills, humor, and pathos with considerable skill, and I spoke with the stars about their new movie at the SXSW film festival.

A scene in which crewman on the Nimitz clasp their hands to their heads as they travel through a wormhole, juxtaposed with newsreel footage of the attack on Pearl Harbor, elicits genuine pathos, however intentional, at opportunities squandered and historical tragedies re-experienced.

A beautiful film, great acting, humour, pathos, raw emotion against a backdrop of world shaking events and a behind the arras peek at Royalty.

Although it is, at time, funny, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot struggles to reel in the audience with any pathos or ethos.

At that point, I'd only seen the first two episodes, but was undoubtedly onboard with its rather potent mix of pathos and uncomfortable chuckles (read my review of that hour here).

WHY: Writer / director Mike Birbiglia excels at telling human stories that combine humor and pathos with an unfiltered authenticity you don't normally see in mainstream comedies.

The second (and sadly final) season of Starz's Party Down fit that description even more fully than its first, throwing the failed Hollywood dreams of the waiters and bartenders at the Party Down Catering Company into even starker relief via a blend of pathos and cringe - inducing comedy.

Dennison's conflicted burgeoning mutant is an excellent new addition, and although it at first seems like a reprise of his (awesome) character in «Hunt for the Wilderpeople», his arc provides plenty of space for a performance of pathos and pain.

At - risk children running wild and having too much fun to know why they're hurting inside; a poverty - line motel named the Magic Castle, a cruelly short distance from Orlando's Walt Disney World, run by a kindly, big - hearted manager; a pace of perpetual motion set by the 6 - year - old with the reckless mother at the narrative center: It sounds like the stuff of vicious pathoAt - risk children running wild and having too much fun to know why they're hurting inside; a poverty - line motel named the Magic Castle, a cruelly short distance from Orlando's Walt Disney World, run by a kindly, big - hearted manager; a pace of perpetual motion set by the 6 - year - old with the reckless mother at the narrative center: It sounds like the stuff of vicious pathoat the narrative center: It sounds like the stuff of vicious pathos.

Filled with pathos, there are some incredible moments that really tug at the heartstrings, and like all good kids» films, there are some great lessons to be learned.

Nowhere is this more frustrating than the times when it undercuts the film's sincere, if frequently mishandled, attempts at genuine pathos.

Farrell's talents might be forgotten at times, but here he shows incredible pathos as he delivers a speech about the ramifications of his actions, ending with the incredibly touching line: «That ain't ever going away.

A local TV news reporter (Kristen Schaal, in a better role than usual for her) smells a rat, however, and from there Brenna Graziano's screenplay veers from semi-satiric Hicksville humor to wobbly pathos along with a few digs at the pageant culture.

When Amy, who bore the first of her two kids at 20, laments that she feels like she missed out on her 20s, Bad Moms briefly elicits pathos from that inevitable sense of loss that comes with becoming a full - time parent — the realization that your own life is, to some degree, over.

At its best (Funny People, maybe), this approach imbues lowbrow humor with genuine pathos; at its worst, as with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart's feature - length (and Apatow - free) 2015 prison - rape joke Get Hard, it veers into plain old homophobiAt its best (Funny People, maybe), this approach imbues lowbrow humor with genuine pathos; at its worst, as with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart's feature - length (and Apatow - free) 2015 prison - rape joke Get Hard, it veers into plain old homophobiat its worst, as with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart's feature - length (and Apatow - free) 2015 prison - rape joke Get Hard, it veers into plain old homophobia.

De Niro has proven to have both pathos and adept comic timing, so this look at an aging insult comic could provide both laughs and some tears.

The joy of transforming seventh graders» deadpan stares into unbridled glee as an active learning experience helps them «get» a difficult concept; the pathos of witnessing the reluctant learner struggle with concepts that others readily grasp; the satisfaction derived from heartfelt appreciation expressed by a former student in a letter or during an impromptu conversation at the local grocery — I derive energy from those situations.

Unfortunately for you, however, I'm terrible at «sweet with a touch of pathos.»

This idea was an immediate sensation and got students using techniques like pathos, juxtaposition, and parallel structure at a depth I had never witnessed before.

The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney «While the novel's rich subplots are brimming with romance, family pathos and details of Romany culture, The Invisible Ones remains a mystery at heart.»

«The zaniest events are depicted with deadpan care, and their pathos is caught at countless moments by the fluent and elegant renderings of the veteran translator Howard Goldblatt.»