Sentences with phrase «poignant insight into»
With masterful storytelling, vibrant humor, and poignant insight into the realities of slavery and the meaning of freedom, Curtis takes readers on a journey that transforms a «fra - gile» 11 - year - old boy into a courageous hero.
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As it lays: Griffin Dunne's portrait of his aunt offers poignant insight into the writer's life and career
Writer / director Gary Sinyor spent over a decade developing this unsettling thriller, which overcomes the odd plot blip to provide some poignant insights into the psychological consequences of grief.
This museum provides poignant insights into the Yámana community, Tierra del Fuego's indigenous inhabitants for six thousand years, whose existence ceased 30 years after the arrival of foreigners to their native land.
Rainbow: Rug is the first solo West Coast presentation of Israeli artist Moshe Ninio (b. 1953) whose oeuvre — comprised of drawings, photographs, and video — offers poignant insights into insistent universal themes.
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The stories give insight into the values of ancient cultures in ways far more poignant and illuminating than archeological artifacts.
This book provides poignant and powerful insights into the pressures on our youth to sacrifice their lives for ideals that aren't always ideal.»
Inspired by the film Return to Zero — the first Hollywood film to tackle the taboo subject of stillbirth — this is a poignant, inspiring anthology that offers much - needed insight into the unique, shattering, and life - changing experience of losing a child.
The sometimes feisty and poignant exchanges offer additional insight into how the two scientists are thinking about this complex and difficult problem, and into some of the points of debate raised by the two studies.
Poignant and powerful, 96 Minutes gives us an insight into not just what happens but why it happens, in the belly of urban America when young men drift into bad company
A comprehensive remembrance of Radner's public legacy is underpinned by an engrossing insight into her private struggles, making for an informative and poignant showbusiness story.
The feature films nominated for Best Film this year are «Frank» which gives an insight into the weird and wonderful world of the enigmatic musician; the gritty urban family drama of «Glassland»; the raw, moving and honest «I Used to Live Here»; the feel good true - life story of «Noble»; the poignant and sensitive exploration of mental health in «Patrick's Day», and the beautiful Irish animated fantasy «Song of the Sea»; Three of the Best Films also get nominations for Best Director; Lenny Abrahamson for «Frank»; Gerard Barrett «Glassland» and Terry McMahon for «Patrick's Day», with John Carney also in that category for the musical drama «Begin Again».
Offering insight into the life of Gilda Radner, Love, Gilda is incredibly poignant and touching.
Using information from underwater archaeology, medical doctors, military historians, eyewitness accounts from island locals and even poignant insight from the families of the missing, Vanished proves to be a rewarding venture into the past.
«Against the gritty backdrop of an inner - city ghetto rises the unforgettable voice of eleven - year - old Copper «Penny» Daniels, offering poignant and heartbreaking insights into the horrors and trials of homeless life on the streets, finding heaven where you least expect it, and help in those you never thought to ask.»
Eloquently written and with powerful insight into human and animal nature, Doctor Death is at once a gripping mystery and a poignant coming - of - age story.
Nicki provides unique insight into being part of a large Italian - American family afflicted with the BRCA2 gene, and shares poignant stories about her mother and aunts who faced breast and ovarian cancer with extraordinary grace and courage.
«Bestseller Leon's enticing 26th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery... Along the way to the poignant ending, Brunetti develops insights into nature and humankind's failure to protect it, as well as the nature of guilt and its role in a man's life.»
LA NOIR offers a new insight into the dark, seamy, sexy side of Los Angeles - a poignant counterpoint to the image of Los Angeles as the Land of Sunshine.
As we wrote: «The clips provide a poignant, historical insight into what scientists knew about climate change almost four decades ago — and how the world was beginning to react in terms of the resulting geopolitical, technological and societal ramifications.