Sentences with phrase «powerful drama about»

From the author of The Talented Mr Ripley and acclaimed director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, I'm Not There, Mildred Pierce) comes a powerful drama about a married woman who risks everything when she embarks on a romance with a younger department store worker.

This powerful drama about two brothers who side with the Irish Republican Army in County Cork in 1920 seems as disturbingly fresh as today's news out of Iraq.

18 - year - old actor is a breakthrough in this powerful drama about a boy who bonds with a broken - down racehorse

Originally produced for Disney Channel, Nightjohn (1996, PG - 13) is a powerful drama about an enslaved 12 - year - old girl in the ante-bellum South who learns to read, a «crime» punishable by death.

In This Corner of the World begins as a domestic drama about a young woman in 1930s Japan entering into an arranged marriage, and then gradually becomes a powerful drama about living during wartime.

Playing in Un Certain Regard, Nothing Bad Can Happen is a powerful drama about Torre, a member of a group of «punk Christians», the Jesus Freaks.

This powerful drama about a Danish army officer on trial after his patrol suffers a traumatising loss in Afghanistan blurs boundaries between bravery and blame

A Vigilante sounds like a very powerful drama about a woman who devotes her time to tracking down domestic abusers.

Oliver Stone, along with John Travolta, Salma Hayak and Taylor Kitsch, appeared on stage to help promote their movie, Savages, a powerful drama about a marijuana cartel.

The ultimate underdog among the nine Best Picture nominees, it might actually be the most traditional kind of Oscar winner: a powerful drama about a young Indian boy who gets lost from his family, then tries to find them over 20 years later.

A bracing and powerful drama about cultural roots and the nature of identity from director Pawel Pawlikowski.

Welcome to the Rileys is a powerful drama about finding hope in the most unusual of places.

Not exact matches

He will not see the Church as an armed camp standing opposed to the camp of the evil one, both on an equal footing and equally powerful and equally absolute, both simply comprised within the unrevealed will of a God who fundamentally has remained silent about the ultimate meaning of this drama.

Inevitably, «The Post» will be politicized (those involved haven't been shy about discussing their motivations for making it), but the story stands on its own, establishing a powerful sense of drama and gravity with the attributes of a thriller, even knowing the outcome.

An intense drama about substance abuse that turns out all too predictable, but is nevertheless powerful.

Forget the cheapo title, «Badsville» is a powerful, deeply felt crime drama about letting go of the past and getting out of Dodge - before it's too late.

It's a powerful, provocative, ambitious drama set in the shadow of September 11, 2001, a marvelously messy film about the messiness of emotions and people and relationships, especially as they are tested in extreme circumstances.

One of the most powerful entries in competition had to settle for the jury prize, effectively third place: «Loveless» («Nelyubov»), a bleak drama about a couple's divorce that morphs into a brutal indictment of modern - day Russia.

«BPM,» «God's Own Country,» and «Call Me By Your Name»: Though the handsomely crafted, Italian - set «Call Me By Your Name» has gotten all the critical attention, two other films about young gay men coming to terms with themselves in much harsher environments — the French «BPM» is set at the height of the AIDS crisis in Paris while the contemporary British drama «God's Own Country» is set in a grim, rural northern England — are both more haunting and powerful.

The answer to that question lies in Molly's Game, a biographical drama about Molly Bloom, who ran a high - stakes poker game for rich people, famous people, powerful people, and eventually dangerous criminals.

Other highlights in this strand include: Miguel Gomes» mixes fantasy, documentary, docu - fiction, Brechtian pantomime and echoes of MGM musical in the epic ARABIAN NIGHTS; the World Premiere of William Fairman and Max Gogarty's CHEMSEX, an unflinching, powerful documentary about the pleasures and perils associated with the «chemsex» scene that's far more than a sensationalist exposé; the European Premiere of CLOSET MONSTER, Stephen Dunn's remarkable debut feature about an artistic, sexually confused teen who has conversations with his pet hamster, voiced by Isabella Rossellini; THE ENDLESS RIVER a devasting new film set in small - town South Africa from Oliver Hermanus, Diep Hoang Nguyen's beautiful debut, FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a wry, weird socially probing take on the teen pregnancy scenario that focuses on a girl whose escape from village life to pursue an urban education has her frozen in mid-flight; LUCIFER, Gust Van den Berghe's thrillingly cinematic tale of Lucifer as an angel who visits a Mexican village, filmed in «Tondoscope» — a circular frame in the centre of the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Moss.

Warwick Thornton's second feature is a visually striking and powerful historical drama, which confronts audiences with some ugly truths about Australia's colonial past.

ScreenPicks talked with stars Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan and Mary J. Blige, along with co - writer / director Dee Rees, about their powerful Netflix drama «Mudbound.»

What's exceptional about this powerful French drama isn't the unusually good acting, though the fact that most of the cast is made up of non-professionals makes their performances pretty impressive.

An odd structure choice hurts this powerful South African drama about a young girl searching for answers.

A powerful allegory about environmental destruction, this richly atmospheric drama follows a teenage girl as she goes on vacation with her father, a wealthy landowner who becomes obsessed with eliminating the carp fish from his artificial lagoon.

I love her as the devoted secretary «Miss Mead,» in the all - star soapy drama about wealthy and powerful people stuck at an airport, «The VIPs.»

I would have never thought that a drama about a wedding would have me this engaged, but due to Hathaway's electrifying performance, the brilliant directing by Demme, and the gentle yet powerful script by Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married had me engrossed from beginning to end.

While it explores familiar themes, this incisive low - budget drama about grief and resulting family dysfunction is sharply observed and quietly powerful.

Perhaps for the sheer devilment, they could have given something to, say, Kathryn Bigelow's powerful race drama Detroit, a highly plausible Oscar - worthy film, which the Academy hive mind mysteriously decided was worth precisely zilch and became utterly forgotten about.

It's with this time, place, and situation in mind that director Daniel Barber brings us his new film The Keeping Room (playing Fantastic Fest), a powerful and terrifying drama about war and the people who are destroyed in its unquenchable wake.

EMPIRE: From Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels (Lee Daniels» The Butler, Precious) and Emmy Award winner Danny Strong (Lee Daniels» The Butler, Game Change), comes EMPIRE, a sexy and powerful new drama about the head of a music empire (Terrence Howard) whose three sons and ex-wife (Taraji P. Henson) all battle for his throne.

The Zookeeper's Wife is a powerful, emotional fact - based drama about both the depth of human suffering experienced during World War II and the remarkable courage and strength of character that ordinary women and men demonstrated when their friends» and neighbors» lives were in danger.

In a discussion with the critic Michele Robecchi about the importance of drama in Italian culture, he has cited the example of Caravaggio — one of the most powerful visual presences in Rome, since half a dozen of his greatest masterpieces are scattered through churches in the centre of the city.

It is about my encounter with the landscape of Los Angeles, and, specifically, its incredible sunlight; the tug - of - war between light and shadow gives powerful visual form to the drama inherent to this city's urban landscape.