Sentences with phrase «of age tale about»

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.

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.

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?

Not exact matches

It is a hamfisted cautionary tale about global warming (which, via the film's scientific hand - waving, produces an ice age), but it also functions as a powerful 9/11 allegory, celebrating the ability of New Yorkers to unify in the face of tragedy.

The numbers tell the tale: According to our analysis of U.S. Census data, over the next 10 years, the 18 to 49 age segment is projected to grow by only 1 percent to about 137 million.

But it's also nothing to be commended as a model for others, except as a cautionary tale about the effects of surrendering to the spirit of the age.

I don't need some hypocrite to stand in front of me every Sunday morning spouting off his version of a fairy tale to feel good about myself and my place in the multiverse, while he steals from the collection plate, ignores the sick, aged and needy of his «flock», and sleeps with his secretary / molests his altar boys.

Why are we so dedicated to lying to them and building some fluffy fabricated fairy - tale... just to make sure they're completely incapable of adjusting to reality once they hit the age that you knucklehead conservatives stop caring about them?

«Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I could say something about Christianity to children; then fixed on the fairy tale as an instrument; then collected information about child - psychology and decided what age group I'd write for; then drew up a list of basic Christian truths and hammered out «allegories» to embody them.

In short, the long history of cautionary tales about the implications of a radically longer life has now given way to a newly envisioned, upbeat old age.

A three - year pilot project involving 11 men (age range: 31 to 44) found that there was some truth in the old wives» tale about hot baths being bad for a man's prospects of conceiving.

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.

You'll learn about some of the city's eeriest spots and terrible tales throughout the ages.

A coming - of - age tale like you've never seen, Julia Ducournau's «Raw» left me intrigued, mildly nauseated and extremely curious about what passes for recreation at French veterinary schools.

Tell - tale sign 3: it has Clinton of the Eastwood as a romantic lead at the age of about 97.

WHY: Director John Crowley's coming - of - age tale about a young Irish woman immigrating to America in the 1950s is a beautiful little movie that shines in its simplicity.

Sharing honors from the Society Dramatic Authors and Composers, given annually to a French film in Fortnight, were two very different tales of romantic possibility in Paris: Philippe Garrel's black - and - white «Lover for a Day» («L'Amant d'un Jour»), about a 23 - year - old woman who learns that her father is dating a girl her age, and Claire Denis» «Let the Sunshine In» («Un Beau Soleil Intérieur»), starring Juliette Binoche as a divorced artist looking for love in many of the wrong places.

«Call Me By Your Name» --- A gentle, almost - pastoral tale of first love directed with affection by Luca Guadagnino and based on Andre Aciman's novel about a highly educated 17 - year - old (Timothée Chalamet) whose world gets rocked by Oliver (an apparently never - aging Armie Hammer), a handsome scholar assigned to assist his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), a professor working in Italy during a long, hot summer.

What starts as a revenge tale unconvincingly morphs into a bitter, lonely middle - aged man bonding with a young Indian kid (whose parents don't seem to feel one way or another about this weird man hanging out with their kid alone in a hotel, giving him copies of Maxim magazine).

Morris From America is a wonderful and heartfelt cross-cultural coming - of - age tale about an African - American boy trying to adapt in Germany.

As much about coming of age as it is about love in its many forms, The Spectacular Now is a sweet yet poignant tale that tips its hat to the American high school drama whilst thoroughly surpassing it in the best way.

Stunning visuals complement this coming - of - age tale about a young Bedouin tribe member learning to survive in the desert.

Superbad is a coming - of - age cautionary tale about two socially inept teenage boys about to graduate high school.

Though it's a small - scale coming - of - age tale about a girl in high school, Lady Bird has been enough of a critical and commercial success to stay in the Oscar race, and these Globe wins will only help.

It's a sweet - natured coming - of - age tale about a misfit teenage boy who must find his way in spite of the neglect and contempt around him.

Earlier this month, director Mike Mills paid a visit to New York in support of his third narrative feature, 20th Century Women, a deeply personal coming - of - age tale about a teenage boy growing up in Carter - era Southern California with his single moth...

Luca Guadagnino's gorgeous coming - of - age tale oozes nostalgic melancholy and avoids the cliches in many films about gay love

This smart and funny film is a raucous coming - of - age tale about three teenage girls who form a punk band in»80s Stockholm.

We just recently raved about Raw «s ability to tell a young girl's coming - of - age story through the lens of an unsettling and increasingly horrifying cannibalism tale.

Even at his advanced age, the accomplished author remains very busy between traveling to speaking engagements and cranking out steamy, semi-autobiographical tales about the sexploits of a geezer suspiciously similar to himself.

(Va, Vis et Deviens) DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Ethiopian Immigrant Adjusts to Israel in Coming - of - Age Tale on DVD 9 year - old Schlomo (Sirak Sabahat) ended up in Israel in 1985 as part of Operation Moses, a humanitarian airlift of about 8,000 Ethiopian Jews fleeing religious persecution.

Sixteen Candles, a coming - of - age tale about a high - school sophomore (Molly Ringwald) coping with a crush and her chaotic family, was sort of a proto — Breakfast Club, with a simple story driven by deeper characterization.

A whole lot of plot ensues — an entertaining mix of buddy movie, road trip, Clash of the Titans, archetypal quest and a coming - of - age tale about misfits making their way despite, or because of, absent parents.

The coming - of - age tale, the on - the - run road movie, the buddy comedy, the boy's adventure story — all genres that require a steady hand and a singular sensibility, and all of which you'll find in Taika Waititi's goofy, giddy mash - up about two fugitives fleeing authorities in the New Zealand bush.

George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges are in top form in this uproarious tale about a top - secret brigade of psychic soldiers trained in New Age warfare.

There have been so many coming - of - age tales over the years about the connection between an adolescent and an animal — think of Kes, or Old Yeller, or Au Hasard Balthazar.

Michael Corrente directs this coming - of - age tale, written by the Farrelly brothers, about a delinquent teenager whose father sends him to prep school.

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower director Stephen Chbosky stays firmly within his poignant wheelhouse by adapting someone else's bestselling coming - of - age tale — this time R.J. Palacio's novel about a boy born with a facial deformity (Room's Jacob Tremblay) who struggles to fit in at his new schooOf Being A Wallflower director Stephen Chbosky stays firmly within his poignant wheelhouse by adapting someone else's bestselling coming - of - age tale — this time R.J. Palacio's novel about a boy born with a facial deformity (Room's Jacob Tremblay) who struggles to fit in at his new schooof - age tale — this time R.J. Palacio's novel about a boy born with a facial deformity (Room's Jacob Tremblay) who struggles to fit in at his new school.

But this tale of an ordinary Joe being blackmailed to get somebody killed on his daily commute from NYC to Tarrytown, NY is an action picture whose aging hero we care about and root for, a thriller with tension and style, a B - movie Hitchcock would have been happy to call his own.

The film is a coming - of - age tale about an overweight and unpopular teen who dresses in pajamas but strikes up an unlikely friendship with his school's vice principal (John C. Reilly).

Chris Evans and an all - star cast do a tremendous job telling the dystopian tale about a group of poor passengers on board a train during the second Ice Age that revolt against their wealthy oppressors.

(In French with subtitles) Small Town Murder Songs (Unrated) Peter Stormare stars in this gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer who successful suppresses his violent tendencies until a murder disrupts the peace of his tight - knit, Mennonite community in rural Ontario.

And the 1987 thriller «Fatal Attraction» served as a cautionary tale about casual sex in the age of AIDS.

THE WAY WAY BACK — Also shot in Massachusetts — Marshfield — the film is a sweet, smart, summer coming - of - age tale about 14 year - old Duncan (Liam James) who begins his summer vacation in the way way back of his mother's (Toni Collette) boyfriend's (Steve Carell) station wagon.

Reitman's new film, Men, Women & Children (read Matt's review here), is a dark, dramatic tale of human relationships in the internet age, and while the technology angle is the hook, the film isn't really about that at all.

If every JRPG journey is essentially a coming - of - age tale about the world getting bigger — their youthful heroes learning and growing as they're exposed to different places and people outside their home — Dragon Quest VII takes the metaphor more literally.

Neither does a romance about a mute woman and an amphibious creature, or a quiet mother - and - daughter coming - of - age tale.

The entrenched conflict between Israelis and Arabs comes to light in Eran Riklis» occasionally funny but mostly sobering coming - of - age tale about an Arab teenager trying to fit into Israeli society.

A compelling, coming - of - age tale about a lifelong dream - turned - neverending nightmare, all because of a sadistic studio bandleader from Hell!

That was the perfect cue for Parker to pay the class a guest visit, sharing his own tale about the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship in the digital age.