Sentences with phrase «key character drama»

Not exact matches

While there are several mile - wide plot holes and one key under - developed main character, the film emerges as a tight, intriguing old - fashioned drama that gives audiences a hero worth rooting for.

Bringing his distinctively low - key delivery to a range of parts that were by turns mystical, sinister and conflicted, Sarsgaard secured his place in the pantheon of great Hollywood character actors.Saarsgard delivered solid performances in Year of the Dog and Rendition (both 2007), and co-starred with Dennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson for the psychological drama Elegy in 2008.

It was inevitable that after building his name on these very low - key, intimate character dramas, Ponsoldt would eventually want to attempt an elevation into new territory, and that's where he found himself with the prescient tech thriller The Circle, based on Dave Eggers» acclaimed novel, for which Eggers and Ponsoldt collaborated on the screenplay.

Small and earthy, this low - key drama simply follows a group of 30 - ish characters as they use their friends to sort out their own issues.

A film that deftly weaves several well - developed stories and characters, and manages to strike a great balance between humor and drama, as its key players fight for family, respect and journalistic integrity.

There's more than a whiff of the Coen Brothers in this telling from director Craig Gillespie («Lars and the Real Girl»), who takes a docu - drama approach to the Harding story, weaving in - character interviews with the key figures into the narrative.

Manglehorn is along the same lines as Green's most recent films, a low - key character driven drama, but from the looks of the trailer it may be less successful than his last two efforts.

Fresh: While there are several mile - wide plot holes and one key under - developed main character, the film emerges as a tight, intriguing old - fashioned drama that gives audiences a hero worth rooting for.

Despite outward appearances, Fracture isn't quite the fast - paced legal thriller that one might have expected from the film's promotional materials (there is, in fact, only one courtroom sequence of any real significance); screenwriters Daniel Pyne and Glenn Gers have instead crafted a story that generally has the feel of a low - key drama - with Gosling's character ultimately forced to choose between his ambition and his morals.

This Icelandic / Danish drama about a lunkish, immense, balding fortysomething feels like a typically frosty, low - key Danish character study.

Thrust into a scenario of unprecedented drama with unimaginable consequences, these key characters respond with shock, outrage, determination and courage.

Like O'Hehir, I've come to this conclusion after two weeks of preparation for the 50th New York Film Festival — a time in which I've seen a great many films, from Antonio Mendez Esparza's quietly powerful Here and There to Cristian Mungiu's riveting yet low - key Beyond the Hills to Christian Petzold's modest character drama Barbara.

Don't expect bombast, though: festival programmers describe it as a «low - key epic,» which hopefully means that the filmaker's impeccably nuanced feel for relationship drama and beautifully sketched sense of character is still intact.

Keith's interactions make for hit - and - miss low - key drama, as he has passing interactions with characters who are either one - dimensional, (his cheery grandparents, a woman later who wants drugs from him) or refreshingly eccentric, like a drug ring guru dude named Mom, who espouses Bible quotes and other philosophical statements in one of the movie's rare unforgettable scenes.

Bleak and brooding, The Levelling is a finely - crafted masterclass in low - key but extremely affecting, quality, character - driven drama, much worthy of your attention.

With 30 years as a drama teacher, Shindler knew that it would be easier to communicate key school messages through character and humour.

Encourage learners to develop their characters in drama or discover and identify key character profiles in a modern and relatable way.

New characters created to enable whole class participation - a great ice - breaker or drama focused lesson engaing with key characters and relationships.

It introduces all the characters, presents a key quote about the character and explores why Priestly included them in his drama.

RSC Learning Network teacher Jude Graham uses drama strategies to compare the character of Prospero in two key scenes of the Tempest.