Sentences with phrase «character in contemporary settings»

Not exact matches

This would involve moving from the existing recognition of the socio - political character of the text in its original setting to that of the socio - political meaning of the text in the contemporary setting as well.

The film is a deep character study of Riggan Thomson played by a moving and stellar Michael Keaton a once - time big movie star struggling to regain importance in his contemporary setting while trying to establish himself as an artist worthy of praise and to get rid of his «Birdman» image.

Although most of the movie is set in the shadow of the Victorian era, the story is illuminated with some more - contemporary notions, such as a sexual relationship between the two unmarried characters.

Two of the most iconic images of contemporary - set indie cinema in 2016 involved characters lost in thought and exhaling carcinogens.

Disney tries a few new tricks with an African American cast of characters (the first time since 1947's Song of the South), a contemporary setting (New Orleans in the 20's), and a «princess» in the form of a working class girl with a dream, but more than that, an actual willingness to roll up her sleeves and do something about it.

Winner of the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Hou Hsiao - hsien's («Flight of the Red Balloon») first film in eight years, The Assassin (Nie yin niang), may initially seem out of character for a director whose previous work has been in realistic social dramas set in a contemporary historical context.

Yet «The Cloverfield Paradox» has far more in common with two other contemporary space - set sci - fi studio outings, if only because they all share the same retrograde vision of otherwise compelling female characters.

In a tradition ranging from the kitchen - sink realist films of the late»50s and early»60s to the contemporary works of Mike Leigh and Andrea Arnold, English movies set among the working classes have tended to have fatalistic trajectories and miserabilist aesthetics, underlining their drabness to reflect their characters» sense of hopelessness and to visually convey a lack of upward mobility.

Its star, Keira Knightley, has already made waves criticising contemporary cinema's obsession with rape, saying she found historical characters «inspiring» and that she avoids films set in the modern day as «the female characters nearly always get raped».

Despite the contemporary setting for the film — it's described in the official festival program as «A Big Chill for our current social media moment» — its depiction of gender roles are a few further decades behind still, with female characters assuming domestic roles as an excuse to steal away and talk about men and destiny.

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills identified a broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits that are believed — by educators, school reformers, college professors, employers, and others — to be critically important to success in today's world, particularly in collegiate programs and contemporary careers and workplaces.

In this masterpiece of contemporary fiction, Lee gives the reader a wide range of topics, settings and characters: there is enough variety to please almost every reading taste.

Deon Meyer's engrossing South African thriller pits Detective Benny Griessel against a mystery that unravels like the threads of a complex tapestry... Because the novel is set in contemporary South Africa, race relations and the legacy of apartheid are an inevitable topic, and Meyer works his social commentary into the story while remaining true to his characters... Thirteen Hours draws to a satisfying conclusion, with answers that prove surprising.

- Kirkus «Contemporary fiction fans fond of urban settings and humor in the vein of Nora Ephron or Nick Hornsby should appreciate this tale of city life and marriage, while those searching for characters on the Asperger's spectrum could find young Matthew, portrayed as high functioning but challenging, authentic and recognizable as he navigates various connections with his parents and others.»

The most recent one, The Wild Garden, did give me some pause for thought, however, as it was a contemporary romance, written and set in 1996, and rereading it I was astonished at the character's use of landline phones and handwritten letters.

Through lovingly drawn, complex characters and explicit details about photography, Dowell introduces a war that will seem familiar to contemporary readers in spite of the historical setting.

Donna Leon's critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling Commissario Guido Brunetti series has attracted readers the world over with the beauty of its setting, the humanity of its characters, and its fearlessness in exploring politics, morality, and contemporary Italian culture.

Then, after I had delved into that character for several dozen pages and found another character for her to interact with, I understood the novel was set in contemporary Hong Kong.

If John Green - type contemporary realistic books are trending down in the YA category, and supernatural witch - based modern fantasy is trending up sharply, HarperCollins may come up with a «bible» of plot, character sketches, setting, etc. and ask a few select authors to provide a chapter, effectively competing to see which one will be allowed to write the story (or in some cases the series) in a compressed timeframe.

The junior suites emit character and warmth set in a sophisticated contemporary, welcoming style.

Her animated series, Aloof Hills, addresses contemporary American «taboos» such as interracial relationships and drug and alcohol use, and does so in a historic setting; Crombie's characters are Civil War - era paper dolls, and her landscapes include paintings and YouTube video clips.

«Ernest C Withers and Glenn Ligon: I Am A Man Teaching Galleries One and Two,» Contemporary Art Museum St Louis, MO, January 20 — March 28, 2006 «Down by Law, curated by The Wrong Gallery,» Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, January 21 — May 15, 2006 «Collective Histories / Collective Memories: California Modern,» Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA, February 6 — September 24, 2006 «Exhibition of Work by Newly Elected Members and Recipients of Honors and Awards,» American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY, May 19 — June 12, 2006 «Legacies: Contemporary Artists Reflect on Slavery,» New - York Historical Society, New York, NY, June 16, 2006 — January 7, 2007; catalogue «The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory,» Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, September 2, 2006 — January 15, 2007 «Group Dynamic: Portfolios, Series, and Sets,» Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA, September 15 — December 29, 2006 «black alphabet: conTEXTS of contemporary african - american art,» Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland, September 22 — November 19, 2006 «Interstellar Low Ways,» Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2006 — January 14, 2007 «Process and Collaboration: Celebrating Twelve Years at 1315 Cherry Street,» The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA, December 2, 2006 — January 6, 2007 «Defamation of Character,» organized by Neville Wakefield, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, October 29, 2006 — January 8, 2007 «Voodoo Macbeth,» curated by David A Bailey, De La Warr Pavilion, East Sussex, UK, October 7, 2006 — January 22, 2007 «Yes Bruce Nauman,» Zwirner & Wirth, New York, NY, July 7 — September 9, 2006 «Gifts go in one direction,» curated by Alexander Nagel, apexart, New York, NY, July 5 — August 12, 2006 «SUBJECT,» Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, May 13 — August 14, 2006 «Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture,» American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY, March 7 — April 9, 2006 «Dark Places,» Santa Monica Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles, CA, January 21 — April 22, 2006 «Skin Is a Language,» Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, January 12 — May 21, 2006 «Portraits of Artists: A selection of photographic works from the collection,» Luhring Augustine, New York, NY, January 7 — FebruContemporary Art Museum St Louis, MO, January 20 — March 28, 2006 «Down by Law, curated by The Wrong Gallery,» Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, January 21 — May 15, 2006 «Collective Histories / Collective Memories: California Modern,» Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA, February 6 — September 24, 2006 «Exhibition of Work by Newly Elected Members and Recipients of Honors and Awards,» American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY, May 19 — June 12, 2006 «Legacies: Contemporary Artists Reflect on Slavery,» New - York Historical Society, New York, NY, June 16, 2006 — January 7, 2007; catalogue «The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory,» Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, September 2, 2006 — January 15, 2007 «Group Dynamic: Portfolios, Series, and Sets,» Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA, September 15 — December 29, 2006 «black alphabet: conTEXTS of contemporary african - american art,» Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland, September 22 — November 19, 2006 «Interstellar Low Ways,» Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2006 — January 14, 2007 «Process and Collaboration: Celebrating Twelve Years at 1315 Cherry Street,» The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA, December 2, 2006 — January 6, 2007 «Defamation of Character,» organized by Neville Wakefield, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, October 29, 2006 — January 8, 2007 «Voodoo Macbeth,» curated by David A Bailey, De La Warr Pavilion, East Sussex, UK, October 7, 2006 — January 22, 2007 «Yes Bruce Nauman,» Zwirner & Wirth, New York, NY, July 7 — September 9, 2006 «Gifts go in one direction,» curated by Alexander Nagel, apexart, New York, NY, July 5 — August 12, 2006 «SUBJECT,» Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, May 13 — August 14, 2006 «Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture,» American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY, March 7 — April 9, 2006 «Dark Places,» Santa Monica Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles, CA, January 21 — April 22, 2006 «Skin Is a Language,» Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, January 12 — May 21, 2006 «Portraits of Artists: A selection of photographic works from the collection,» Luhring Augustine, New York, NY, January 7 — FebruContemporary Artists Reflect on Slavery,» New - York Historical Society, New York, NY, June 16, 2006 — January 7, 2007; catalogue «The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory,» Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, September 2, 2006 — January 15, 2007 «Group Dynamic: Portfolios, Series, and Sets,» Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA, September 15 — December 29, 2006 «black alphabet: conTEXTS of contemporary african - american art,» Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland, September 22 — November 19, 2006 «Interstellar Low Ways,» Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2006 — January 14, 2007 «Process and Collaboration: Celebrating Twelve Years at 1315 Cherry Street,» The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA, December 2, 2006 — January 6, 2007 «Defamation of Character,» organized by Neville Wakefield, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, October 29, 2006 — January 8, 2007 «Voodoo Macbeth,» curated by David A Bailey, De La Warr Pavilion, East Sussex, UK, October 7, 2006 — January 22, 2007 «Yes Bruce Nauman,» Zwirner & Wirth, New York, NY, July 7 — September 9, 2006 «Gifts go in one direction,» curated by Alexander Nagel, apexart, New York, NY, July 5 — August 12, 2006 «SUBJECT,» Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, May 13 — August 14, 2006 «Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture,» American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY, March 7 — April 9, 2006 «Dark Places,» Santa Monica Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles, CA, January 21 — April 22, 2006 «Skin Is a Language,» Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, January 12 — May 21, 2006 «Portraits of Artists: A selection of photographic works from the collection,» Luhring Augustine, New York, NY, January 7 — FebruContemporary Art and Memory,» Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, September 2, 2006 — January 15, 2007 «Group Dynamic: Portfolios, Series, and Sets,» Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA, September 15 — December 29, 2006 «black alphabet: conTEXTS of contemporary african - american art,» Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland, September 22 — November 19, 2006 «Interstellar Low Ways,» Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2006 — January 14, 2007 «Process and Collaboration: Celebrating Twelve Years at 1315 Cherry Street,» The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA, December 2, 2006 — January 6, 2007 «Defamation of Character,» organized by Neville Wakefield, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, October 29, 2006 — January 8, 2007 «Voodoo Macbeth,» curated by David A Bailey, De La Warr Pavilion, East Sussex, UK, October 7, 2006 — January 22, 2007 «Yes Bruce Nauman,» Zwirner & Wirth, New York, NY, July 7 — September 9, 2006 «Gifts go in one direction,» curated by Alexander Nagel, apexart, New York, NY, July 5 — August 12, 2006 «SUBJECT,» Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, May 13 — August 14, 2006 «Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture,» American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY, March 7 — April 9, 2006 «Dark Places,» Santa Monica Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles, CA, January 21 — April 22, 2006 «Skin Is a Language,» Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, January 12 — May 21, 2006 «Portraits of Artists: A selection of photographic works from the collection,» Luhring Augustine, New York, NY, January 7 — Februcontemporary african - american art,» Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland, September 22 — November 19, 2006 «Interstellar Low Ways,» Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2006 — January 14, 2007 «Process and Collaboration: Celebrating Twelve Years at 1315 Cherry Street,» The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA, December 2, 2006 — January 6, 2007 «Defamation of Character,» organized by Neville Wakefield, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, October 29, 2006 — January 8, 2007 «Voodoo Macbeth,» curated by David A Bailey, De La Warr Pavilion, East Sussex, UK, October 7, 2006 — January 22, 2007 «Yes Bruce Nauman,» Zwirner & Wirth, New York, NY, July 7 — September 9, 2006 «Gifts go in one direction,» curated by Alexander Nagel, apexart, New York, NY, July 5 — August 12, 2006 «SUBJECT,» Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, May 13 — August 14, 2006 «Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture,» American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY, March 7 — April 9, 2006 «Dark Places,» Santa Monica Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles, CA, January 21 — April 22, 2006 «Skin Is a Language,» Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, January 12 — May 21, 2006 «Portraits of Artists: A selection of photographic works from the collection,» Luhring Augustine, New York, NY, January 7 — FebruContemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, October 29, 2006 — January 8, 2007 «Voodoo Macbeth,» curated by David A Bailey, De La Warr Pavilion, East Sussex, UK, October 7, 2006 — January 22, 2007 «Yes Bruce Nauman,» Zwirner & Wirth, New York, NY, July 7 — September 9, 2006 «Gifts go in one direction,» curated by Alexander Nagel, apexart, New York, NY, July 5 — August 12, 2006 «SUBJECT,» Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, May 13 — August 14, 2006 «Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture,» American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY, March 7 — April 9, 2006 «Dark Places,» Santa Monica Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles, CA, January 21 — April 22, 2006 «Skin Is a Language,» Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, January 12 — May 21, 2006 «Portraits of Artists: A selection of photographic works from the collection,» Luhring Augustine, New York, NY, January 7 — February 11, 2006

With carte blanche to create the family's dream home, Sophie and Jennifer set about creating a traditional aesthetic (which ties in the exterior architecture) with a clean, contemporary character.