Sentences with phrase «characters as playwright»

Not exact matches

Yet all fiction writers (and playwrights and filmmakers, for that matter) must make similar imaginative leaps, and will be judged — as Styron has been judged — by how convincingly they portray the characters whose points of view they've done their best to assume.

The screenwriter / playwrights have processed the characters» last words in ways that imbue them with as much humanity as possible.

There's the crazy housemate (Tom Hollander, funny as a surly playwright); there's the kooky, damaged woman close to the main character (Lydia Wilson playing Tim's troubled sister, Kit Kat).

Writer / director Martin McDonagh - making his debut here - has infused the majority of In Bruges with a deliberately - paced, overly talky sensibility that undoubtedly reflects his background as a playwright, and it's certainly difficult not to admire the fervor with which both Farrell and Gleeson tackle their respective characters and the film's ample dialogue (the actors» heavy accents does make it difficult to make out every word, admittedly).

As a character study it's near masterful, and as an examination of one brand of small town America you could never tell that it was written by an Irish - British playwright (and multiple Tony award nominee and Olivier winnerAs a character study it's near masterful, and as an examination of one brand of small town America you could never tell that it was written by an Irish - British playwright (and multiple Tony award nominee and Olivier winneras an examination of one brand of small town America you could never tell that it was written by an Irish - British playwright (and multiple Tony award nominee and Olivier winner).

Instead of holding up the play's lead character Margaret (Frances McDormand) as a victim of hard luck, the playwright shrewdly uses her as an example of how choices can make or break us, and the smallest twists of fate determine our path.

Long known for his acclaimed work as a playwright, McDonagh's twisted yet captivating characters and scenarios have also made for compelling film viewing, starting with his directorial debut «Six Shooter,» which earned an Academy Award in 2006 for Best Live - Action Short Film, and followed by In Bruges (shot by Eigil Bryld) and Seven Psychopaths.

Wonder Wheel tells the story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny (Kate Winslet), a melancholy, emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty (Jim Belushi), Ginny's rough - hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey (Justin Timberlake), a handsome young life - guard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina (Juno Temple), Humpty's long - estranged daughter, who is now...

Conveying Irina's desperate insecurity as she becomes aware that her younger lover Trigorin (Corey Stoll) has fallen in love with the winsome Nina (Saoirse Ronan), Bening makes her character fully sympathetic even when cruelly insulting her aspiring playwright son Konstantin (Billy Howle).

The most sympathetic reading of Wonder Wheel is that it's deliberately staged as the work of a novice playwright, populated with overdrawn characters and overheated situations.

Director and writer, Kenneth Lonergan, has a background as a playwright so I shouldn't be surprised that brooding drama and interpersonal look into the story's character's make for something more than the basic film drama.

Along the way its colorful story takes in a host of characters, locations, and events, from the early Anglo - Saxon tribes; Alfred the Great's stubborn resistance to the Danes; the impact of the Norman invasion in 1066; the «arrival» of such masterpieces as Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales, not to mention a «coarse» playwright named William Shakespeare (who alone contributed 2,000 new words to the language!)

You can expect major doublecrossing and bloodshed in this stellar espionage thriller — as well as real - life characters such as poet / playwright Bertolt «Bert» Brecht.

Playing himself as a series of characters — failed playwright, struggling erotic novelist, or internet sleuth — Fujiwara weds fact and fiction in an art practice rich with storytelling.

Professional Skills: More than 15 years of experience in handling playwrights» texts and creative analysis of plays and character roles Handled play direction and director actors in different styles of acting Managed physical needs on stage as -LSB-...] Continue Reading →