Sentences with phrase «lives of real»

Boyle's newest is based on the lives of real families who inhabited San Miguel in the 1880s and the 1930s, and more specifically, the three women who were brought there by their men.

Instead, several of the stories provide keen insight into the lives of real teens.

Trotsky in Mexico Kingsolver's fictional protagonist, Harrison Shepherd, spends much of his life brushing up against the lives of real people, including the Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera who played host to Leon Trotsky in the 1930s.

In her new collection, Almost Famous Women, Bergman focuses on the lives of real women who have been marginalized (or mythologized) in history.

This is especially true when it comes to dealing with tragic events that don't involve any political argument, but the lives of real men, women, and children, whose parents, siblings and kin have been brutally murdered.

In sum, the book is a treasure trove of research and of stories of how the opportunity gap plays out in the lives of real people.

He has so far followed a very specific formula, making somewhat chilly biopics that semi-fictionally expound upon the internal lives of real - life figures — Truman Capote and, in Moneyball, Oakland A's GM Billy Beane.

That the utopian unity of the musical ultimately fails to unite the characters in this regard points to the inadequacy of Hollywood myths in regard to the lives of real characters.

Loosely based on the lives of real outlaws, the movie also features a standout performance by Strother Martin.

In other words, this is the kind of rom - com we should be seeing in 2017: one that feels authentic and more accurately reflects the lives of real women and men.

With his first film Home for Life (1966) Gordon established the direction he would take for the next five decades, making cinéma vérité films that investigate and critique society via the unfolding lives of real people.

Drawn from the lives of real people who portray themselves, Chloé Zhao's «The Rider» achieves what cinema is capable of at its best: It reproduces a world with such acuteness, fidelity, and empathy that it transcends the mundane and touches on the universal.

This sounds like it's going to be one of those typical sports stories about an underdog surmounting adversity and finding triumph, but Zhao is too invested in the truth of the lives of the real Jandreau and the fictional Brady to give us something that clichéd.

All too often, Cameron, Clegg and Miliband are guilty of talking in the abstract and failing to relate their messages back to the real lives of real people.

«There have always been short and long - term issues to consider, and it was wrong for some to pit the promise of something new against incredibly important repairs that exist every day in the lives of real people and real taxpayers,» he said.

Much of an MP's work has become parochial and it is very often in the Westminster Hall adjournment debates that issues which may not grip the commentariat but are of genuine interest and importance to the real lives of real people are raised.

I'm afraid it's just another example of elitism on the part of the Labour party, an utter disconnect from the real lives of real people, an inability to contemplate the notion that the opinions of people outside think tank land might actually matter.

Yes, Coptics deserved support & protection from the U.S & its hypocrite butcher in chief who falsely claims to be Christian but is not a real Christian - evidenced by his refusal to help save the lives of real Christians.

But the exile, the massacre, the uncertainty, they remind us that what we mark so gleefully and easily, what we express in lounging, food and song, had the effect of an earthquake in the lives of real people.

It requires coming down out of the ivory tower, leaving the quiet study, closing the dusty books, and entering into the real lives of real people who have real problems.

They somehow confirm the idea that the mysteries we are trying to understand more deeply are played out in the lives of real people, in this case real monks, in a vibrant and thriving community.

Only by recognizing the power that faith exercises in the lives of real people and working within and through it, Walzer concludes, will the left advance the cause of emancipation.

This work of fiction charts the devastating consequences on the lives of real people of the decoupling of society from orthodox faith and morals.

These letters are based on the lives of real people that Sam knows.

In Virginia, at least, the credit market is atomized; its decisions are subject to the biases and whims that rule the lives of real men and women, to ambitions and institutional prerogatives that set the agenda at the office.

For my own children, in this video - gaming age, what those fictional children get away with is simply unimaginable, except as the stories themselves seed the imagination, and the lives of the characters work their way into the life of the real child, enlarging that child's world.

We're realizing that it's impossible to separate the life of real communities from the theology that matters to those communities.

It is not medicine or science that is the enemy, but the continued abstraction from the real life of real humans of which they are both the parents and the children.

Following the announcement two years ago, he wrote, «I know I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist.»

Berne also credits the Child ego - state with «the real living of real intimacy» and maintains that, «after the close intimacy with the mother is over,» the individual is perpetually «striving for continued physical intimacy in the infant style.»

But before even one fork full passes, I deliver my compulsory pre-St Patrick's Day dinner monologue (which I will share with you one of these years) about the fascinating and inspiring life of the real man who become St Patrick.

«I know I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist,» he said at the time.

Litwin, who is chairman emeritus for life of the Real Estate Board of New York, got his start in New York City real estate in the 1950s when he and his father developed the Pavilion which was the largest luxury apartment in the city at the time, according to a biography on the REBNY website.

A Day in the Life of Real Interpreters — I thought this was the most interesting of the bonus features.

Spoiler: The story is said to be inspired by the life of the real - life producer Humbert Balsan, who made Lars von Trier's «Manderlay» (2005).

It's a bold move for Cheadle to make, brazenly fictionalizing part of this telling of the life of a real person in a genre that is often criticized for not telling the whole truth, but ironically it's the made up stuff that works the best here.

Bilge's lucid summary of the twisty - turny documentary Kate Plays Christine — in which director Robert Greene follows around a real - life actress while she rehearses for a fictional movie about the life of a real person — got me thinking: Aren't we starting to need more words for the bounteously proliferating forms of nonfiction filmmaking besides just documentary?

Alicia «s upcoming show American Woman — based on the life of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards — premieres on Paramount Network on June 7.

«Breathe» is a romantic biopic based on the life of the real Robin Cavendish - a man who did extraordinary things with a diagnosis that would have killed most people within a few years - and his fiercely faithful wife Diana who nursed and encouraged him.

Whereas that breakout hit charts a Robert Altman-esque epic story with an ensemble cast, The Dirk Diggler Story is a mini-mockumentary based on the life of real porn actor John Holmes and inspired, according to Anderson himself, by This Is Spinal Tap.

Understanding the back story of this woman and the isolation of her home situation increases my appreciation for the emotions of the painting, and the very plausible life of the real inspiration for Wyeth.

Not exact matches

You can almost see Lacie as being similar to one of the most famous real - life examples of internet shaming, Justine Sacco, who tweeted a joke which was perceived to be racist.

If all that isn't enough to keep your kid busy and quiet — and out of your hair — no worries, the robot also enables them to live - chat with their real - life buddies, swap videos and peruse social media, all without in - person parental supervision.

Sure, there are many other factors affecting this trend besides on - line merchandising — most notably real estate firms which have accelerated neighborhood declines by escalating rents — but those factors combined have decimated downtown and suburban shopping areas and have had a major impact on our way of life.

Or you could use it to be a real - life fruit ninja and slice video images of fruit.

If you're ready to start a new chapter in your life with a real sense of purpose, Mathnasium may just be the perfect business for you.

Orwig: Frequent lucid dreamers claim that they can control many parts of the dream such as teleporting themselves to another location, learning to improve real - life skills, or even eating fire.

The club has prided itself, since its founding in 1899, as Catalonia's scrappy counterpoint to its bitter rival in the capital, Real Madrid — a living embodiment of Spain's fierce political tensions.

To help determine whether it will result in a real improvement in the lives of garment workers or in business results, Levi's has enlisted Harvard's School of Public Health to rigorously measure and study the initiative.

Dating app Bumble also had a pop - up at SXSW, which allowed visitors to walk through real - life manifestations of the app's three platforms: Bumble Bizz, Bumble BFF and Bumble Date.