Sentences with phrase «powerful tale»

A film that remains a masterpiece even with its various minor flaws, Cast Away is an engaging and emotionally powerful tale of the power of the human spirit and our will to survive.

It's a brief but powerful tale of death and self - discovery that takes on the qualities of a children's book in terms of look and feel.

In the end, Disconnect is a strong and powerful tale about the dangers of spending a lifetime online or losing one's self to online fantasies or ideals.

The casting of acting heavyweights Tom Hardy and Leonardo Dicaprio only strengthens this movies chances of being one of 2015 most powerful tales.

Popular author Picoult tackles the controversial topic of gay rights in her latest powerful tale.

Guilt and anger, acceptance and forgiveness don't fall into neat pigeonholes in Wim Wender's EVERY THING WILL BE FINE, a title that is what everyone aspires to in this small but powerful tale of searching for redemption.

In fantasy the story, often a powerful tale, is compelling upon the reader, but it is also impelling in the work, providing action, encounter, desperation and resolution.

Takes what could be a powerful tale of resilience and forgiveness and spins it into just another piece of Hollywood feel - good fluff.

Based on the acclaimed novel by the «Queen of Icelandic Crime,» this atmospheric chiller is both a hair - raising ghost story and a powerful tale of life beyond death.

A fitting send - off for one of cinema's great character actors, it's a quiet, powerful tale of life, death, friendship, love, togetherness, and the unseen forces that govern our behavior — and bind us together.

This quiet film captures a powerful tale of solitude and neglect.

Max Irons (WOMAN IN GOLD) and Samantha Barks (LES MISERABLES) lead the cast in this powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion, and survival at the time of the Holodomor, a nationwide famine engineered by Joseph Stalin that killed millions of men, women, and children.

Shot on location in Ukraine, «Bitter Harvest» evokes a powerful tale of love, honor, rebellion and survival.

And while the film contains elements of the previous Drafthouse treasure Ms. 45, Abel Ferrara's provocative and powerful tale of feminist revenge, Dangerous Men is more in line with some of Drafthouse's less accomplished offerings, such as the newly minted midnight movie staple, Miami Connection.

With that minor quibble aside, there is no denying that the story of Noah's Ark remains a powerful tale, and frankly a more enjoyable one under Darren Aronofsky's masterful direction.

The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.

The film is a powerful tale of the emotional ties that bind us all, siblings or not.

Still, whatever its ultimate shortcomings, Dheepan offers a visceral ride in which real - world problems join with cinematic conventions to form a powerful tale of survival.

We gave it a glowing review here at Nintendo Wire, where our very own Ben Fruzzetti praised it for its powerful tale of searching for loved ones, wonderful use of aesthetic and atmosphere and fierce display of bloody battles.

Still this powerful tale of tenacity and eternal optimism is worth seeing, at least for older audiences who can tolerate the abuse this soldier is subjected to on a regular basis.

Part heart - pounding lesbian romance and part universal coming - of - age story, Lo's powerful tale is richly embroidered with folklore and glittering fairy magic that will draw fans of Sharon Shinn's earthy, herb - laced fantasies.

Borchardt, sister of novelist Anne Rice, weaves a powerful tale with her sensuous, provocative storytelling.

Here, he serves up a powerful tale of faith and community.

Judith Frank's second novel is a powerful tale of a family working its way through unthinkable tragedy.

This powerful tale of friendship and hope, made especially poignant by each girl's struggle to repair family relationships, will capture hearts.

The Betrayers is a high - wire act, a powerful tale of morality and sacrifice that will haunt readers long after they turn the final page.

Full of vigorous, unforgettable female characters, The Bastard of Istanbul is a bold, powerful tale that will confirm Shafak as a rising star of international fiction.

Like everyone else who's read Hillenbrand's powerful tale of Zamperini's stranger - than - fiction life, Jolie was moved by it, saying that she found him to be «a true hero and a man of immense humanity, faith and courage.

Great Big Things is a powerful tale about courage, determination and the wisdom to recognize the truly big things in life.

A powerful tale that explores the darkest corners of human nature, revealing the grievous injuries inflicted behind locked doors, the unseen wounds that bleed and destroy and never heal.

Summerlost by Ally Condie For the older set (ages 10 and up), the debut middle grade novel from bestselling YA author Ally Condie is a sensitive and powerful tale of family, friendship and grief.

Haruf is an expert at depicting small - town life, and this sounds like a powerful tale of faith and community.

Though a 600 - plus - page story of the Holocaust may sound like difficult reading, Orringer's old - fashioned epic is beautifully written and a powerful tale.

Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression - era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship.

McCormick distinguishes a rich cast of survivors and scoundrels in this exceptional audio that matches the powerful tale.

From # 1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes Shelter in Place — a powerful tale of heart, heroism and propulsive suspense.

Unbowed is a powerful tale of one woman's life.

As a fable, this is a powerful tale, and if you can read it as such all well and good (I can't); but as a vehicle for explaining the defining tragedy of the 20th century to young people it falls embarrassingly short.

Set against the backdrop of Depression - era Seattle, Songs of Willow Frost is a powerful tale of two souls - a boy with dreams for his future and a woman escaping her haunted past - both seeking love, hope, and forgiveness.

With nods to Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series and the real science of Neal Stephenson's Seveneves, a touch of Hugh Howey's Wool, and echoes of Octavia Butler's voice, a powerful tale of space travel, adventure, discovery, and humanity that unfolds through a series of generational vignettes.

Simple text and clever art make for a powerful tale.

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Crossing Souls leverages the classics from the 80's while telling a powerful tale of the space between life and death.

Storytelling is more than just words on a script, and these visual cues make for a powerful tale.

But we think we have a powerful tale to tell.

In the 2018 edition, its staff will weave a powerful tale of the school community's strength and resolve.