Sentences with phrase «backdrop of war»

Although the tone of the story is light and often humorous, the grim backdrop of war is always present.

Although the tone of the story is light and often humorous, the dark backdrop of war is always present.

This is what the story set against the terrible backdrop of war is about.

Take a look at the trailer here... Set against the devastating backdrop of war - torn Liberia, The -LSB-...]

Elsewhere, Corin Hewitt's «Sausage Frescoes» dangle eerily from the ceiling while Jeanette Mundt and Stephanie Hier provide the conventional Western art backdrop of war and still lifes.

Certainly the backdrop of war in the Mideast, the rapid increase in oil prices, and accompanying inflation were strong factors that depressed markets.

Theme of 1 Samuel those who trust God will find comfort in Him against the backdrop of war and the rise and fall of kings.

That might sound like a cliched way to tell this story, and it is, but I still felt that it was well - told in this context, particularly with the backdrop of the war.

It's set against a backdrop of war, religious conflict, power struggles and human drama, Follett weaves love - stories and clashes between heroes and villains.

Set against the backdrop of war - torn Liberia, The Last Face follows a love affair between Dr. Wren Petersen (Theron), the director of an international aid organization, and Dr. Miguel Leon (Bardem), a relief - aid doctor.

Despite, this heavy subject matter, amidst the backdrop of war and barbarism, there are still many scenes of such power and surreal beauty.

by Walter Chaw Walking a fine line between nostalgia and regret, irony and earnestness, Philip Noyce's The Quiet American, adapted from the novel by Graham Greene, is a lovely film that captures, like Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, the delicate balance between romance in the immediate foreground and the backdrop of war and politics.

The backdrop of war, and the Japanese aircraft manufacturer's uneasy relationship with Germany is hinted at, but never truly becomes the focus.

This latest project marks the end of a four year break from the screen for Solondz, and very little is known about it - including the title - save for it being «a dramatic comedy set against the backdrop of a war».

Developed for CBS's subscription - based streaming service, CBS All Access, Discovery takes place a decade before the events of the original Star Trek series, with its first season set against the backdrop of the war against the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire.

Telling this story against the backdrop of the war we waged to free Europe drives home the point that the soldiers fought alongside each other only to come home to a country that accepts one type of soldier and rejects another.

The game between them, alternately playful and deliciously sexy, is set against a backdrop of a war among members of the emotionless Psy Council, a war that puts the entire SnowDancer pack at risk.

Paula McLain's blazing fourth novel traces Martha Gellhorn's tempestuous relationship with Ernest Hemingway against a backdrop of war.

EA and Visceral Games have released a whole bunch of new screenshots for «Battlefield Hardline», the upcoming first - person action game set against the backdrop of the war on crime and the battle...

Developed by Viseceral Games, Battlefield Hardline is a first - person action game set against the backdrop of the war on crime and the battle between cops and criminals.

This exhibition examines a diverse group of eighteen photographs and works on paper against the backdrop of the war.