Sentences with phrase «brilliant character study»

Set in East Germany during the early 1980s, Petzold's brilliant character study is first and foremost a morality tale about the conflict between individualism and selflessness.

Overall, the film is entertaining and is a brilliant character study of an efficient spy.

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The film is limiting potential enough by conceptually simply studying on Oscar Wilde's sexual revelations and their subsequent consequences, rather than the whole of his brilliant life and tragic downfall, but when it comes to the execution, not enough studying is done in this often inspired, and just as often undercooked character drama which at least finds superficiality in its resonance.

Adapted from a Pulitzer Prize - winning novel by Elizabeth Strout, Olive Kitteridge is an extraordinary character study, featuring a brilliant performance by Frances McDormand.

Clooney proves again that he knows how to direct intelligent films that rely on a great dialogue, and this intriguing character study is gripping from the first scene to the last, centered on a brilliant political battle and with an intense performance by the always fantastic Ryan Gosling.

The show dawdles in a long and empty corridor that separates edgier, topical character studies such as Amazon's brilliant «Transparent» from a traditional comedy series such as «Friends.»

This is Hou's first film in eight years; his brilliant, blithe Parisian character study «The Flight of the Red Balloon» screened here at Cannes in 2007.

The film is very much a character study and Gerwig is brilliant in the role as you believe this young woman's struggles while she remains content to drift through life.

Please Stand By Details: 2018, Magnolia Home Entertainment Rated: PG - 13, language The lowdown: Dakota Fanning stars as Wendy in the charming character study about a very independent and brilliant young woman with autism.

Wilson is a slight film, a small - scale character study of a man who's failed to see the meaning of life for many a moon and while Harrelson is brilliant in a role he could undoubtedly play in his sleep, the film around him just never clicks into a gear that would've made this tale something truly special.

Let the Sunshine In A brilliant observed and beautifully acted character study from director Claire Denis and actress Juliette Binoche, the film tells the story of an artist in her 50s, looking for a stable romantic relationship.

I can plan and make character studies, plot lines and time lines, but the brilliant dialogue and scenes in my head escape my ability with words and I feel I'm failing my characters.

Hughes» novel is a brilliant mood piece as well as a psychologically acute study of a misogynist, and it also features two strong female characters, who figure out that Dix is the killer.