Sentences with phrase «narrative character study»

Thanks to a strong lead performance by Jim Broadbent, this dual - narrative character study compels even as it takes its time to lay out and unravel its far from breathtaking mystery.

Not exact matches

John McAteer's study of ambiguity in narrative along with Phil Tallon's witty dialogue between three fictional characters on a Tarantino set illustrate this ambivalence quite well.

To make his argument, Bordwell must, of course, ignore those aspects of the films he studies that do not fit the classical narrative structure, like the non-classical nature of a character such as Memento's Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce).

The miniseries format shoehorns Strout's collection of 13 linked narratives into its strange, slack rhythms, neither the concise character study of a made - for - TV movie nor the rich group portrait of a full - length anthology.

The film is intended as an ambivalent character study with a fairly unremarkable narrative that addresses the deep folly of desperate actions which, from certain angles, may appear entirely logical.

He largely abandons traditional narrative here in service to a more impressionistic study of four characters.

What director and writer Charles C Moore has done is create a narrative structure around formative flashbacks, moments of pathos and three dimensional character studies.

Farrant has stated that the story is inspired by her overwhelming grief at her father's death and while Kidman and Fiennes provide credible character studies on two opposing reactions to loss, the framing of the narrative does not gel with its anticipated plot.

In the narrative competition was Christine, Antonio Campos's dark character study, featuring a largely unrecognizable Rebecca Hall as the tragic figure.

«McDonagh's latest work is simply exceptional; a film so rich with narrative fluidity, profane laughs, standout performances and complex character studies that its tremendous emotional hits — often arriving when you least expect them — might just leave you agog.»

There's little doubt that Think of Me, for the most part, comes off as a typically subdued character study, with Ambrose's gritty, consistently captivating performance initially compensating for the expected lack of plot and narrative thrust.

The resulting character study is talky and deliberately paced, too often straying into narrative tangents that don't advance the thin central narrative.

«Everything Else» («Todo lo demás»), the first narrative feature from the documentary filmmaker Natalia Almada, is a low - key character study whose gently repetitive rhythms mask an unusually keen sense of nuance and subtlety.

Attempting to infuse the torture with off - kilter humor that frequently misses its mark, the film ultimately comes off as a pseudo-intellectual torture - flick rather than a character study with a solid narrative.

What the film lacks in narrative coherence and momentum, rookie director Jerome Reybaud compensates with a layered character study about sexuality and fulfillment, an incisive glimpse into its bucolic setting, and a sometimes playful examination of technology's influence on relationships.

The girls are studying a picture of two characters named Gerry and Perry who, according to a brief narrative written by another group of students, have been fighting.

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I've been studying how he builds the plot, plants motifs and objects through the narrative, and develops common points of psychology and conflict among the characters.

While there certainly is a historical edge to the narrative as Senua journeys through Norse mythology — specifically Hel — to bring back her deceased friend, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is more of a character study.

McQueen applied his tough, often personal style to narrative film for the first time in 2008 with Hunger, a character study starring Michael Fassbender as an Irish prisoner starving himself as part of a hunger strike.