Sentences with phrase «beautiful narratives of»

While there are standout examples — like Darren Aronofsky's disorienting, eye - opening Requiem for a Dream, or the achingly beautiful narratives of animated animal - people addicts in BoJack Horseman — sagas like this one usually work better on the page than on the screen; the brief gloss of film can make drug use seem rather too appealing, while the idea of spending eight TV seasons with an addict seems rather unappealing.

This happened once before when Willa Cather's exacting prose (on heartbreaking / beautiful narratives of life on the prairie) was entirely underrated and overshadowed by her male contemporaries!!

By way of illustration I take two key verses from Luke's beautiful narrative of the walk to Emmaus: «And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.»

Not exact matches

While the philosophy of Jesus is beautiful and in many ways superior to that of Yahweh, the narrative that Jesus was the messiah and son of Yahweh / one with Yahweh doesn't hold water.

«In particular, we will be able to uncover and share the narrative of the industrial prosperity of the Victorian era and the beautiful workmanship of the Arts and Crafts movement.

The Creation account of Genesis is often taken as literal historical narrative, yet in reality is is a beautiful example of ancient eastern poetry, with many truths hidden within it.

It's refreshing to read through Bessey's spiritual and theological narrative peppered with thoughtful and insightful reflections on interpreting Paul's biblical stance on women, and a beautiful litany of women in scripture and world history whom God has equipped and used to further God's purposes in the world.

In Out of Sorts, Sarah Bessey helps us grapple with core Christian issues using a mixture of beautiful storytelling and biblical teaching, a style well described as «narrative theology.»

This is very beautiful, but the Epilogue to the novel, set seven years after the conclusion of the main narrative, reveals an interesting complication.

The book uniquely tells the story of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation, connecting all the dots together, showing that the Bible is a beautiful narrative about Christ.

In Out of Sorts, Sarah Bessey — award - winning blogger and author of Jesus Feminist, which was hailed as «lucid, compelling, and beautifully written» (Frank Viola, author of God's Favorite Place on Earth)-- helps us grapple with core Christian issues using a mixture of beautiful storytelling and biblical teaching, a style well described as «narrative theology.»

The Oldest Living Things in the World is a giant book that combines many of my favorite things: a compelling journey / quest narrative, beautiful photographs, and naturalism.

It is implicit in the promulgation of the creation narrative to the masses themselves, in the relationship for instance between God and Man before the disobedience of sin - the «walking with God in the afternoon air», a simple beautiful intimation of affection and mutual communion.

It's time to change the narrative of what is considered normal, beautiful and professional.

Well, patents have to do with money, and money turns a lot of beautiful scientific stories into ugly legal narratives.

What a beautiful tour, I really enjoyed all the lush colors of Paris and of course the beautiful narrative by Michele.

It is a beautiful game that promises much in terms of open - world freedom of choice, but then belies that promise continually throughout its narrative.

This is a game to be savoured, rather than powering through, with an excellent narrative, a beautiful art style, and wonderful music that trigger all kinds of memories of dreams we've forgotten or we never knew we had.

«The Rider» is an achingly beautiful contemporary western and a fascinating blend of narrative and documentary film techniques, set among the Lakota cowboys of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

«Jeff Unay's impressive and beautiful debut unfolds like a narrative film in which the story of Joe Carman and his journey is portrayed with empathy and universal accessibility,» Arianna Bocco, EVP of acquisitions and productions at IFC Films / Sundance Selects, said in a statement.

Jennifer Merin: In her first narrative feature, filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite does a beautiful job of bringing the true story of a heroic woman to the screen.

With compelling performances, a polyamorous love story, gorgeous costumes and a stunning narrative with subtle clues and hints of what's to come, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women is a beautiful story that not only looks at an origin story, but the invention of the modern day lie detector machine.

Sleekly packaged and eminently playable, Yesterday conceals the darkness of the human mind within a beautiful artistic canvas; drawing you in with glimpses of dreadful secrets and leaving you shocked, yet satisfied, with its twisted narrative.

The narrative is a slow burn, but the imagery is beautiful and the edit dynamic, so it gives a sense of forward motion even in the quietest of moments.

The use of flashbacks, via a series of videotapes shot before Jessabelle was born, and placed throughout the narrative like Hitchcockian MacGuffins, reveal the father — now a drunk prone to displays of anger — as a happy and prosperous guy with a beautiful wife.

Visually beautiful yet barren, the outback becomes a character itself, looming over the narrative, digging its way into the heads» of our cast.

by Bryant Frazer Before Krzysztof Kieslowski became the standard - bearer for the latter - day European art film with ravishing portraits of unspeakably beautiful women living their lives under unutterably mysterious circumstances, he was a gruff but adventurous chronicler, in both documentary and narrative films, of lives lived in the rather more drab surroundings of communist Poland.

While it lacks a certain power and feeling, the narrative as told remains compelling, and along with some superb acting, gorgeous camera work, and beautiful costumes, it transcends its superficial nature to become an admirable, and occasionally compelling, tale of misery and longing.

Denis's films are often beautiful, but I guess I was surprised both because it's her first narrative feature shot digitally and because the content of the film is so ugly.

Based on André Aciman's beautiful novel of the same name, the film illustrates a narrative of grueling desire and devastating passion.

Members of the 2018 ATLFF Jury included SXSW 2017 Narrative Grand Jury Prize winner Asa Asensio («Most Beautiful Island») and animator - producer Marcus Rosentrater («Archer»).

The writing is the first problem with «Huff», leaning hard as it does on the Dr. Phil Handbook for Fake Shrinks in its therapy sessions (leave out the dead gay kid, incidentally, and until episode four's guy - who - refuses - to - shit Huff's patients all appear to be beautiful women) and making the bad mistake of thinking that castrating bitch goddess mothers (Blythe Danner, playing Estelle Getty), nymphomaniac wives (Paget Brewster), and precious / precocious kids (Anton Yelchin) will write themselves out of narrative Bermuda Triangles.

Also, the film takes place in Vegas, meaning we get the mandatory sweeping shots of the city, and while these kind of sweeping shots are a cliché, they're well executed enough that you still enjoy looking at the beautiful city in which the narrative takes place.

Two years ago, Derek Cianfrance made his narrative feature debut with the emotionally - charged, uncomfortable - yet - beautiful romantic drama Blue Valentine, which was about the despair and devastation of romantic relationships and the pain they leave behind.

These cutscenes are absolutely beautiful, and give the game an extra feeling of narrative weight, as opposed to the original's dry dungeon crawler aesthetic.

With a radical take on narrative, disturbing yet beautiful cinematography, and a highly sophisticated use of on - and offscreen sound, Martel turns her tale of a decaying bourgeois family, whiling away the hours of one sweaty, sticky summer, into a cinematic marvel.

But what it might lack in narrative drive, it more than makes up for in a beguiling, melancholy mood not quite like anything they've made, abetted by photography that's among the directors» most beautiful, despite the absence of usual collaborator Roger Deakins.

To negate the worth of Fruitvale Station for the sin of narrative embellishment, one would have to also throw out Braveheart, Elizabeth, Zero Dark Thirty, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, or, heck, Shakespeare's «Julius Caesar».

One of the most beautiful films of the year, it's also Del Toro's sweetest fairy tale and strongest narrative in years.

Featuring a script written by Arcel, Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind), Jeff Pinker (The 5th Wave) and Anders Thomas Jensen (The Salvation), this movie feels as if all involved were responsible for crafting a handful of ten minutes scenes that they'd all figure out how to combine into a cohesive narrative whole at a later date.

Valkyria Chronicles 2 had at least four major hurdles to clear: deliver a second helping of the first game's quirky strategy and action; adhere to the cartoony, yet charming and often beautiful aesthetics; tie it together with a strong narrative; and do it all with the PSP's hardware.

[* 2 of these are documentaries — Barbecue and Rat Film — which feature beautiful shots that rival any narrative feature.]

Overall, the film works better as a collection of beautiful images rather than as a cohesive narrative.

Grauer's beautiful and compelling narratives bring to life lessons of incredible relevance, lessons embraced by all who aspire to be better teachers, locally and globally.

The consensus is in: Katherine Boo's narrative nonfiction about corruption, struggle, and hope in Annawadi, India, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, is very popular with BookBrowse reviewers; 30 out of 30 readers rate it 4 or 5 stars!

Lepore is a fascinating observer of history and contemporary life — recently she's written about everything from Paul Revere's ride to the politics of breastfeeding — and she's also the author of a historical novel (with Jane Kamensky) that we said was «full of beautiful narrative and wonderfully quotable lines» back in 2008.

In the tradition of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, this is a masterful, humane work of literary journalism by New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo - a vivid narrative of Africans who are courageously resisting their continent's wave of fundamentalism.

Finally, Julia, the eldest, coolest, most beautiful, most successful and apparently the least likeable of the three sisters takes up the narrative.

Martinez crafts a private eye in the best tradition of hard - boiled futuristic detection, with plenty of beautiful babes and evil geniuses, and written in classic wisecracking first - person narrative.

This achingly beautiful narrative peers behind closed doors, but never lasciviously, at a young married couple on their disastrous wedding night in the early 1960s; an ingenious exploration of addled psychology.