Sentences with phrase «poignant narrative»

Ringgold is celebrated for her personal and poignant narrative quilts — as well as her groundbreaking demonstrations for the inclusion of black and female artists in museum exhibitions in the 1960s and»70s.

Al Beik's movie unfolds as a poignant narrative of the dramatic events affecting his homeland and leading to the extinction of love and happiness, which Fellini's protagonist Marcello Rubini was unsuccessfully looking for decades ago.

It goes straight for the heart rather than the brain, conveying emotions without words or a formal story, instead whispering its themes to the player through a quiet and poignant narrative.

A poignant narrative of war and its effects on the people who live through it.

«Landvik strings the escapades into a playful and poignant narrative, even as a backdrop of Ku Klux Klan violence and Depression - era hardship keeps the fairy tale in check.»

Sure, it has plenty of edge - of - the seat suspense, but, as written and directed by Alex and Andrew Smith («The Slaughter Rule»), it is just as noteworthy for its terrific, spare dialogue, stunning cinematography, stirring musical score and poignant narrative arc.

Still, if a superb art style and poignant narrative is enough to keep you interested, then it's definitely a worth acquisition.

-LRB-...) Poignant narratives are hinted at by small objects scattered about the backside of the walls — ceramic replications of cigarette butts, bottle caps, toilet paper rolls and beer bottles seem remnants of lives that once inhabited the spaces that these walls no longer define» (Excerpt from Eleanor Heartney's essay, «Something there is that doesn't love a wall»).

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Yet, against this larger narrative, Short portrays in poignant detail the human cost of these Victorian religious struggles to individuals.

Stories We Tell explores the elusive nature of truth and memory, but at its core is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and define us as individuals and families, all interconnecting to paint a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story.

Fortunately, the film recovers during its poignant final moments and brings its various narrative and thematic threads to a satisfying conclusion.

It was especially poignant to see Robinson, a lesbian filmmaker who's been working in the industry for years on various projects including The L Word, present such a radical film to both older audiences who were familiar to the character and young audiences who are growing up with the chance to see a complex women - centric narrative propelled by her.

In this poignant tale, lies the narrative of a medical doctor who truly merited the Hippocratic Oath of «first do no harm» despite the many injustices he himself received.

The movie's problems are exacerbated by a sporadic emphasis on elements that couldn't possibly be less interesting (ie Uncle Andy's less - than - savory extracurricular activities), and although the narrative has been peppered with a handful of undeniably poignant moments (ie Arnold finally breaks down over his unwitting role in his brother's death), The Stone Boy's inability to hold the viewer's interest on a consistent basis ultimately negates its positive attributes.

For his part, Haigh has expertly adapted the short story by David Constantine into an insightful and poignant screen narrative, and his measured, empathetic direction allows his characters to shine.

Elizabeth Crane's latest novel, The History of Great Things, is a poignant dual narrative featuring a mother and daughter whose disparate paths ultimately prevent them from ever truly understanding each other.

As the narrative moves between the decks and holds of the ship and the boy's adult years, it tells a spellbinding story - by turns poignant and electrifying - about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage.

The first - person narrative, poignant watercolor illustrations, and photographs of real people and places lend this story a sense of immediacy.

Kirkus says, «A lively narrative with a poignant core and quirky, lonely characters.»

Last Day of June is a poignant single - player journey that progresses participants from a viewer joining Carl and June on what begins as a magical outing to their favorite spot, to a character deeply intertwined in the narrative, as they try to unlock the sequence of events that could save the day — and June's life.

This game is, above all else, a narrative triumph: a nuanced hero's journey that blends tried - and - tested tribal fantasy tropes to a particularly poignant and humanistic brand of post-apocalyptic sci - fi.

It's a shame that for a series known for its poignant and affecting story moments that Lightning Returns fails to provide an interesting narrative, especially when there are a few clever gameplay ideas.

A game about mystery and figuring out what it means to be an adult, Night in the Woods is quirky and poignant in its narrative.

Rise also has one of the best narratives of any Tomb Raider game, penned again by Rhianna Pratchett, it's sometimes rather poignant.

Coming from Ready At Dawn, the studio that brought us the PSP God of War games and the poorly received (but utterly beautiful to look at) The Order 1886 on PS4, Echo Arena is one of the first proper second - generation VR titles and serves as a sister title to RAD's other project, a poignant Adr1ft - style narrative in space.

Admittedly, one doesn't think of poignant when it comes to GTA, but there's a very nuanced narrative of betrayal, corruption, and disillusionment if you look past all the surface detail.

New York — based artist Jim Hodges is known for his singular ability to infuse emotion and narrative into the objects of our daily lives, creating poignant studies on ideas such as temporality, life, and love.

[7] Hypnodreamdruff was a complex narrative of the «interior life» of one of three fictional people sharing an apartment and was described as a «rowdy yet poignant portrait of the alienation and fantasy of everyday life.»

One such example of engaging art filmmaker is the influential Valie Export, whose films are absolutely never boring — harnessing direct performance, the language of commodity, Hollywood, poignant dialogue, and narrative to make their point.

American artist Jim Hodges is known for his singular ability to infuse emotion and narrative into the objects of daily life, creating poignant studies based in temporality, life, and love.

It also stakes new claims on methods and narratives that the artist will hopefully continue to explore to poignant ends.

Narratives that are psychologically evocative — at once sublimely theatrical yet poignant.

Narratives that are psychologically evocative - at once sublimely theatrical yet poignant.

The young Snow White masturbating in a solitary romantic reverie, various phallic - nosed dwarfs in a dither at the arrival of the beautiful stranger in their midst — he develops his characters and depicts them as players in a sly yet poignant coming - of - age narrative packing a metaphorical wallop.

I find these narratives especially poignant in today's turbulent political climate.

Here's a look into some of the 2016 open studios highlights: Nat Ward taps into the lineage of narrative travel photography with his new work, a series of poignant glimpses into the community of Delray Beach, Florida, called the «drug recovery capital» of the United States.

Drawing from his own collection of images, the artist presents unexpected yet poignant juxtapositions of forms, materials and ideas that suggest new associations and narratives.

In Henry Taylor's work, the autobiographical collides with historical narratives and popular mythologies to forge a poignant portrait of the complexities of the here and now.

In her often - narrative compositions Eisenman draws as much from art history as from popular culture, and her works, while accessible and humorous, occasionally yield critical and poignant images of contemporary life.

Although many of them seem to know about geoengineering there does not seem to be an urgency to make it a part of the narrative of the climate change movement in more poignant ways.

And this narrative of «feelinglessness» becomes so dense and poignant, then we forget we are allowed to feel.