Sentences with phrase «came under the spell»

To come under the spell of eros is one of the most significant things that can happen to a human being, and we should neither disdain it nor deny its importance.

For a time he came under the spell of the enigmatic poet Stefan George, whose writings spoke of a heightened sense of «experience,» through which one perceives the multiple threads of the tapestry of life as a transparent whole.

Hank's first day as Lew Ashby's biographer is complicated when a hooker acquainted with both men claims that Hank is better in bed; Karen comes under the spell of a self - help guru; Charlie pitches himself as agent to a porn actress.

Eventually, Finkel comes under the spell of Longo and believes every word he utters.

Both come under the spell of a hypnotist named Voltan (David Odgen Stiers), and find themselves chasing after criminals that are closer to home than they think.

An EducationNick Hornby's screenplay, from Lynn Barber's memoir, tells the story of a bright 16 - year - old English girl, in early -»60s London, who comes under the spell of a charming man in his late 30s (Peter Sarsgaard).

Her parents are barely speaking to one another and her best friend has come under the spell of the queen bee Brianna.

Not exact matches

Salleh, a leftist in his politics and a modernist in his tastes, was wary of this notorious Catholic reactionary, but came under McAuley's spell and never forgot his generosity as a teacher, his «political courage,» or his poetry.

Coming back to Harvard in the fall of 1925, he fell under the spell of Pierce and Whitehead and «Husserl almost dropped out of my mind for years (PCC 90).

For under ten dollars one can get a all organic pizza, a spelt crust pizza, a pizza cooked in a wood - fire oven, a gluten free, vegan, or a totally raw one on a sprouted buckwheat crust, but nowhere can you find a grain free pizza... unless, I guess, you come visit me.

France Under 21 international Sanogo has come in for some criticism from Gunners fans during his cameo appearances this season, with the rangy striker clearly very raw and somewhat awkward, but he can cause trouble and does have potential that Pardew will look to unlock during his spell in south London.

If it is the case that Wilshere has only lasted a single game before his ankles have come under strain then it remains to be seen as if the Englishman will continue with his loan spell at Bournemouth.

The England Under 21 international rose through the academy ranks at Old Trafford and came into the thinking of United fans with his impressive performance during loan spells in the Championship with Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers in recent seasons.

The former Tottenham man has enjoyed a glittering spell in the Spanish capital when it comes to silverware having won multiple Champions League trophies and a La Liga title amongst many others, but his standing in the current side is coming under threat.

Chelsea were winning the league convincingly under Mourinho in his first spell with Drogba and Gudjohnsen scoring 10 or 12 goals each, and Lampard coming up with a similar amount in central midfield plus their wingers scoring a few.

Remember that, at some point in their coming as youths Le Coq was ranked higher than Wilsharte and I know in most of his loan spell he was not successful so am of opinion that let him get more games under his belt, nature Chambers to that DM role too, get WC DM in summer but for now we need a CD atmost....

Wrestling When Thomas Boric's goalkeeping career in the NASL, which included spells with Tampa Bay Rowdies and the Calgary Boomers, came to an end he decided to become a professional wrestler, fighting under the name of Paul Diamond.

But no - one can deny Ranieri's side their remarkable workrate and supreme team spirit as the entire squad, including many players who were written off with other clubs, came together to form a indefatigable bond, seizing their chance under a manager who was greeted when he arrived last summer with some scepticism after a patchy career but who proved that experience is invaluable after spells at the likes of Chelsea, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Inter Milan.

Lauren is a gifted and lyrical writer whose coming - of - age tale has the reader firmly under its spell by the end of the first paragraph.

- Rachel Resnick, author of Love Junkie «Lauren is a gifted and lyrical writer whose coming - of - age tale has the reader firmly under its spell by the end of the first paragraph.

However when the baby came I, as if under spell, I become one.

The hostile questions showed that Mr Darling will come under pressure to spell out more of «Labour's cuts» in his pre-election Budget, expected in March.

Vince Cable comes across largely as a grumpy irritant, Chris Huhne a towering ego, and Paddy Ashdown the slightly embarrassing uncle — while Danny Alexander is everyone's squeaky kid brother, suspected of being rather too much under George Osborne's spell, only to come good during the Scottish independence referendum.

Vanessa Ives and her allies find themselves locked in epic battle against an unholy evil; Sir Malcolm falls under the spell of a bewitching temptress; Ethan's big secret becomes known as his past comes back to haunt him.

(Leo McCarey, 1958) Reel 30b01 — Positano (Pierre Clémenti, 1969) Right Now, Wrong Then (Hong Sangsoo, 2015) Rio das Mortes (R. W. Fassbinder, 1971) Rak ti Khon Kaen (Cemetery of Splendour, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2015) Sag es mir Dienstag (Astrid Ofner, 2007) Shrimp Boat Log (2006 - 2010), So Sure of Nowhere Buying Times to Come (2010), David Gatten Schwitzkasten (John Cook, 1978) Shift (1972 - 1974), Still (1969 - 1971), Ernie Gehr Sisters (1973), Raising Cain (1992), Brian de Palma Smorgasbord (Jerry Lewis, 1983) Spain (Beryl Sokoloff, 1962) Spin (Hannes Schüpbach, 2001) Stella Dallas (King Vidor, 1937) Still Light (1970/2001), Sotiros (1976-1978/1996), Robert Beavers Suspicion (1941), Rope (1948), Alfred Hitchcock The Black Cat (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1934) The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man - in - the - Moon Marigolds (Paul Newman, 1972) Outer Space (2000), The Exquisite Corpus (2015), Peter Tscherkassky The Seventh Victim (Mark Robson, 1943) The Thoughts That Once We Had (Thom Andersen, 2015) The Throw 1 (2006), Eye Eclipse (2007), Fried Egg (2008), The Initiate (2008), Fruit Polyhedron (2009), Hand, Smaller than Hand (2009), The Soup (2009), Cassowary (2010), Pot Smaller than Pot (2010), Spaghetti Tornado (2010), Benguelino putting a spell on the camera (2011), Bread, Tea and Bao Game (2011), Donkey (2011), Dream of a Ray Fish (2011), Getting into bed (2011), The horse of the prophet (2011), The Unparticled Man (2011), Under a Car (2011), Wave (2011), Wheels (2011), Darwin's Apple, Newton's Monkey (2012), Placing the Fisheye (2012), Those animals that, at a distance, resemble flies (2012), Triangles and Squares (2013), Water Mill (2012), Proboscis (2013), João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva Thorndon (1975), Napkins (1975), Aberhart's House (1976), Johana Margaret Paul Three Films from the Room (Peter Todd, 2015) Tortured Dust (Stan Brakhage, 1984) Trixi (Stephen Dwoskin, 1969) Twin Peaks (1990), Fire, Walk with Me (1992), David Lynch Viaggio in Italia (Roberto Rossellini, 1954) Vivir para vivir (Laida Lertxundi, 2015) Yolanda and the Thief (1945), An American in Paris (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), The Cobweb (1955), The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963), The Sandpiper (1965), Vincente Minnelli Zanj Revolution (Tariq Teguia, 2013)

But soon she's under his spell, like every other woman he comes into contact with.

It's easy to fall under the spell of a new Marvel movie; Disney's monolithic marketing movie - making machine is designed to entertain at all costs, and it's very easy to come out of the newest Marvel movie taken by the humor pop culture references and rousing action.

A mesmerizing, indelible coming - of - age story about a girl in Boston's tightly - knit Ethiopian community who falls under the spell of a charismatic hustler out to change the world

My King Deluxe Room, looked after by a metal fox's head on the bedroom wall that I only noticed after settling in, had clearly come under the fox» spell.

The original idea comes from the US artist Bruce Nauman, whose A Cast of the Space Under My Chair (1965 - 8) spells out the method, if not the varying effects.

I keep coming back to look at these pictures... Never knew I was drawn to this style, but it has me caught under it's spell.