Sentences with phrase «poignant tribute»
Live music graced the scene and there was a particularly poignant tribute of French chef, Paul Bocuse, who passed away on the day of the Finale.
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The most poignant tributes continue the work of artists who, in a kinder world, might have lived to see the results — like Sarah Charlesworth, a veteran of the «Pictures generation» who died in 2013.
Robin's daughter Zelda paid a poignant tribute to her father: Zelda Williams, 25, shared a quote from Antoine De Saint - Exupery's book «The Little Prince» in memory of her dad.
That he could also play straight, and with compassion, was proven by Buono's appearance as President Taft in the TV miniseries Backstairs at the White House, wherein he delivered a poignant tribute to the late Mrs. Taft.
The panel also included a poignant tribute to actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the original trilogy.
She's crafted what film editor A.A. Dowd calls «a poignant tribute to how the beauty of a place, a time, and even a family member sometimes only reveals itself in hindsight, burning brightly in the rearview mirror.»
His most political novel since The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving's In One Person is a poignant tribute to Billy's friends and lovers — a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention.
Set in post-revolutionary Iran, Delijani's gripping novel is a blistering indictment of tyranny, a poignant tribute to those who bear the scars of it, and a celebration of the human's heart's eternal yearning for freedom.
A subtle and poignant tribute to those wounded and killed in war.
After a champagne reception, Chairman Rob Hind kicked off proceedings with a welcome speech which included a poignant tribute to legal HR professional Mike Orton, who died last year after a long illness, and whose family and friends have since raised considerable donations for Mind, the mental health charity.