Sentences with phrase «coming of age tale»

Before you pick up the reference on the wall behind you to Richard Wright's classic African - American coming of age tale, you're looking at a round cluster of ankle - high Zildjian cymbals.

The story unfolds in a great coming of age tale, storybook for adolescents.

The coming of age tale worked well, but it was the gameplay that set it apart, great climbing and exploration along tight shooting mechanics made this journey a thrill to play.

It's a coming of age tale kind of like Kiki's Delivery Service, if Kiki got into some kinky mishaps instead of transporting baked goods.

Well have your heartstrings pulled by this beautiful coming of age tale that spans the generations.

Whether you're in the mood for a modern - day coming of age tale packed with humor, or a gritty speculative dystopian future, these bestselling and award - winning authors deliver, with stories that explore the boundaries of immersive gaming.

Followed by Avram Dodson's short film, Pistachio Milk, a coming of age tale about a young suitor using only his wits and a bottle of pistachio milk to pursue his love interest.

The title's a self - aware reference to the fact that the scribe has thrown every known and currently popular movie menace into a story that is at its core a coming of age tale.

Set in Gillan's own hometown of Inverness, the film uses the tragic history of the Scottish Highlands (which has the highest suicide rate in the U.K.) to spin out an intimate coming of age tale, bolstered by Gillan's dark sense of humor and a firm understanding of how to play with narrative conventions.

The narrative at first seems to be something of a coming of age tale for the protagonist.

As she finishes her senior year, we get a truly authentic coming of age tale filled with love, loss, and personal growth.

Adapted from the acclaimed manga, this perfect blend of coming of age tale and exhilarating sports drama will make you laugh, cheer and probably shed a tear.

B + The Diary of a Teenage Girl Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, drug use, language and drinking — all involving teens Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94 % Available on DVD and Blu - ray Taking place in the early 1970's in San Francisco, this coming of age tale follows a young girl who explores her sexuality by sleeping with her mother's boyfriend while documenting her various exploits on her tape recorder.

Lady Bird «Lady Bird,» Greta Gerwig's deeply femme - centric coming of age tale, is full of wrenching moments.

It looks like Christina Hendricks might be starring in another Coming Of Age tale as it was revealed that she is in negotiations to...

For his follow up, Vallée hasn't strayed far from the tree and has chosen another coming of age tale, this one a tale of a young woman in 19th century Britain.

Sports, in this case, provides the steamy backdrop for a sexual coming of age tale involving a trio of teen girls.

Is it the devil's coming of age tale?

Markus Zusak's The Book Thief combines both genres of WWII fiction and coming of age tale.

Morris From America is a cute coming of age tale that encompasses puberty and loneliness but doesn't completely take advantage of those themes.

A beautifully told, classic coming of age tale through the eyes of a mature, cultured 16 year old growing up in suburban London in the 1960's, Jenny (Carey Mulligan).

Aggressively Sundance - y on paper — a quirky coming of age tale about a misfit teenager who doesn't fit in, his unlikely black friend, and the terminally ill, cancer - ridden girl he befriends — one would be understanding of the reluctant viewer wary of indie movie clichés.

A stream of consciousness made spatial, Amman Abbasi's debut feature Dayveon is an experiential coming of age tale very much anchored to its surroundings.

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME: This swooningly erotic coming of age tale directed by Luca Guadagnino left me breathless.

It Follows is a coming of age tale that mines a primal terror.

Other highlights are ADAMA a deeply moving animation about the life of a young boy in West Africa in 1914; Mamoru Hosoda's THE BOY AND THE BEAST, an exquisitely animated fable about a boy who has run away from home and is alone in the human world following the passing of his mother; Jury Feting's CELESTIAL CAMEL, a fascinating and thrilling tale about a 12 year old herder whose father has sold a young colt who may be the fabled «celestial camel»; Academy Award ® winner Gabriele Salvatores» THE INVISIBLE BOY, a charming coming of age tale about a shy boy, picked on by his peers, who gets his wish to hide from the world when he discovers a Halloween outfit that makes him invisible; Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon's hugely enjoyable CGI animated adventure MUNE, about a faun who lives in a faraway world; Studio Ghibli's beautiful drama WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi; and the World Premiere of Tim Clague and Danny Stark's WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG?

Saoirse Ronan stars in Greta Gerwig's marvelous coming of age tale.

TIFF 2016 Review: A Monster Calls, a Different Heart - Wrenching Coming of Age Tale: A stellar performance by Lewis MacDougall and Liam Neeson the Tree.

A Bronx Tale isn't just another gangster movie, there is some of that, but it's really an inspirational coming of age tale that I found to be very eye opening.

Richard Ayoade's debut feature SUBMARINE, was a delightful coming of age tale with a dark atmosphere to it.

Luckily, when Duncan meets Owen and the other weird employees at the local water park, the ball finally starts rolling and the film turns into a really sweet coming of age tale.

Starring Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Zooey Deschanel, and Jason Lee, this journalism - focused coming of age tale is perfect for any afternoon.

A lyrically and emotionally intense coming of age tale.

The Dardenne brothers feature debut is a stunning achievement, an emotionally powerful coming of age tale, which shows that humanism can prevail in the harshest economic conditions.

«Moonlight,» the coming of age tale of a young black boy in Miami, also won the best adapted screenplay statuette, while grief - driven independent drama «Manchester by the Sea» took home original screenplay.

Coming of age tales?

And I don't think it's confined to what we refer to as «coming of age tales.»

Not exact matches

We have previously met Dostoyevsky's Karamazov brothers.16 Following Ivan's rejection of a God who is seen to be responsible for the suffering of the innocent, he goes on to narrate his tale of Jesus Christ coming again during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, and promptly being thrown in prison by the aged Grand Inquisitor.

Americans sure love their big book of fairy tales... seems like we are stuck with brain dead followers of myths for some time to come... oh well... one day, humanity may evolve beyond the bronze age...

The Jazz Age Comes Alive in July at Windsor Court Hotel June 20, 2017 The Windsor Court Hotel is excited to again participate in Tales of the Cocktail by hosting the annual weekend of Prohibition Tea, as well as a Spirited Dinner, in partnership with William Grant & Sons, devoted to American jazz greats.

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.

Who: Liam James, actorWhat: «The Way, Way Back «Where: Today at Eccles at 3:30 p.m.. Most people know Liam James for his role as Mireille Enos» son on AMC's «The Killing,» but Sundance auds will see an entirely different side of the young actor in «The Way, Way Back,» a coming - of - age tale that marks the directorial debut of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, the Oscar - winning scribes of «The Descendants.»

The East Coast About Blog Sophie Perinot, a multi-published author of historical fiction, including: MÉDICIS DAUGHTER (Thomas Dunne 2015) the coming - of - age tale of the youngest Valois princess, Marguerite.

An intelligently written and marvelously acted coming - of - age tale set in rural Australia in the 1960s.

Toni's no wandering naif in a fairy tale: She's an eager recruit, which means «The Fits» has more in common with boot camp dramas than most coming - of - age flicks.

Waititi does an excellent job of balancing the sweet and humorous moments with the more poignant bits (like Bella's heartbreaking death scene), but what separates the movie from the typical coming - of - age tale is the unique brand of humor that's become synonymous with the director.

Steven Spielberg's best thriller since Jaws, and his most «of the moment» movie ever, The Post is also an unexpected sort of «coming of age» tale.

This grim tale is based upon actual events and chronicles the coming - of - age of two high - school seniors living in gritty Caddo, Texas in 1960.

Richard Linklater's coming - of - age tale is the best movie of the year, a four - star game - changer that earns its place in the cultural time capsule.