Sentences with phrase «intimate character study of»

On its surface, Esil Vogt's Blind is an intimate character study of a woman who having lost her sight is only left with her imagination to keep her invested in a world on which she is slowly losing her grip.

At its heart, Blue Ruin is a powerfully intimate character study of a man haunted by his past.

Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant, is as much an historical account of the rise and sudden fall of a beloved cult hero as it is an intimate character study of a vulnerable, complicated soul.

Not exact matches

«Sollers Point» is an intimate and wise character study, not only of an unformed young man but also of a neighborhood struggling to preserve itself in the face of economic decline.

«First Reformed» is at once an intimate character study and an expansive and profound look at some of the most universal questions of our time, all told through one man's riveting and unforgettable personal journey.

Films such as The Insider, Ali, and Public Enemies are intimate character studies even if the subject matter of each is expansive.

The sprawling flavors of Iñárritu's ensemble work would ultimately shift towards intimate character studies, the first of which was 2010's Biutiful.

This was more of a characters study and intimate portrait than a caricature that she often played.

However, it couldn't have been a better fit for a festival founded in 1976, as it played like the kind of intimate,»70s - esque character study that Hollywood rarely makes anymore.

The beauty of this character study lies in intimate particularities: those of its internally riven, love - starved protagonist, Chiron, certainly, but also those of Jenkins's own tender, sensual gaze, coloured by such plainly cherished influences as Wong Kar - wai and Claire Denis.

The brilliance of Lawrence of Arabia is that it looks like an epic with all the big sets and sweeping music and widescreen vistas, but at its center is an enigmatic character study of a man who lives bigger - than - life, but is as personally conflicted as any intimate drama has ever portrayed.

But on top of that, the film is meticulously crafted by one of my favorite young filmmakers, Xavier Dolan, who gives us an incredibly rich, intimate Quebecois character study of mother and son.

It's as intimate a character study as you'll find, with Zhao reclaiming tried - and - true Western iconography in the name of her indigenous characters and Jandreau recreating scenes lifted partially from his own experiences.

What Kettu has created from this tradition of the Laplander midwife is a formidable character study of such a mysterious person — with whom the reader quickly becomes intimate.

Painted a year before his father's death, Hockney's intimate double portrait of his parents is a sensitive character study.