Sentences with phrase «century tales of girls»

Readers have long been fascinated by stories of women apart from the world, from 19th - century tales of girls imprisoned in convents to more contemporary gems like Ann Patchett's The Patron Saint of Liars (1992).

Readers have long been fascinated by stories of women apart from the world, from 19th - century tales of girls...

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«Forrest Gump,» starring Stephen Chow This mid-20th century «American Dream» fairy tale takes on a whole new meaning when, instead of being about some dimwitted white boy from Alabama, it follows a Chinese tourist looking get the full American experience: playing college football, going to war in Asia, accidentally investing in Apple in the»70s, watching his mother die for lack of good healthcare options, and settling down with the cool rebel girl who's found Jesus and stopped doing drugs.

A sweeping tale of changing times in Scotland in the early 20th century, Terence Davies's new film Sunset Song centers around a farm girl Chris Guthrie (Agyness Deyn) in the fictional rural town of Kinraddie near Aberdeen.

A labor of love that's been eight years in the making, it draws inspiration from the 10th century tale «The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter,» one of Japan's oldest surviving narratives about a girl who magically comes to Earth from the mtale «The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter,» one of Japan's oldest surviving narratives about a girl who magically comes to Earth from the mTale of the Bamboo Cutter,» one of Japan's oldest surviving narratives about a girl who magically comes to Earth from the moon.

From Slamdance, we have three documentaries — The Modern Jungle (which analyzes the relationship between filmmaker and subject among dirt - poor peasants in Chiapas), Strad Style (about an unlikely violin maker and his quest to recreate a renowned 18th - century instrument) and Supergirl (a tale of the strongest 12 - year - old girl in the world)-- and three narratives — Dave Made a Maze (a demented fantasy about an out - of - control labyrinth), Future ’38 (a clever sci - fi look forward from 1938 to the year 2018) and Weather House (a hypnotic meditation on the end of the world).

Although it takes place in the early decades of the last century, The Danish Girl's story of the love and lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener is in many ways a tale for our times.

Belle: Amma Asante's directorial breakout is the fact - based tale of a bi-racial girl raised by her aristocratic grandparents in 18th Century England.

Indie Next # 1 Pick: A LUCKY MAN: Stories, by Jamel Brinkley TIN MAN by Sarah Winman NOIR by Christopher Moore LOVE AND RUIN by Paula McLain THE ENSEMBLE by Aja Gabel THE ONLY STORY by Julian Barnes THE PERFECT MOTHER by Aimee Molloy WELCOME TO LAGOS by Chibundu Onuzo WARLIGHT by Michael Ondaatje MY EX-LIFE by Stephen McCauley THE MARS ROOM by Rachel Kushner MR. FLOOD»S LAST RESORT by Jess Kidd HOW TO WALK AWAY by Katherine Center YOU THINK IT, I»LL SAY IT: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld WICKED RIVER by Jenny Milchman THE FEATHER THIEF: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century, by Kirk Wallace Johnson FIRST, WE MAKE THE BEAST BEAUTIFUL: A New Journey Through Anxiety, by Sarah Wilson THE GIRL WHO SMILED BEADS: A Story of War and What Comes After, by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil MOTHERHOOD by Sheila Heti THE BEST COOK IN THE WORLD: Tales From My Momma's Table by Rick Bragg

The actress and presenter's debut novel is the dark tale of a rebellious girl in 18th - century London

It is difficult to imagine how a novel that deals with the sterile formality of relationships in 19th - century China could also bring to light the poignant tale of two young girls from very different backgrounds who build a friendship that exceeds even their love for their own families.