Sentences with phrase «scenes set against»

She often painted still life interior scenes set against the window.

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This is but a single example of how a once united land has become the scene of continued exploitation, and the example must be understood set against a recent background of general violence, division, and exploitation of Korean people and Korean land.

The relatively brief section in 20:18 - 21:1 is apparently transitional, like a bridge: it serves as a conclusion to the scene of chapter 19 and as a religious addition to the Decalogue (it restates the prohibition against images and sets certain limitations with respect to the building of an altar); at the same time it serves as an introduction to the Covenant Code.

A lucky point at Anfield followed by an even luckier win against Benfica set the scene, but a loss away to EPL new boys Huddersfield just shows what can happen.

It's October, and Chris Fowler is setting a scene against the most famous fiddle solo in modern America.

The Dutch club, filled with a combination of talented youngsters and experienced heads, are set to take their next step on the European scene on Wednesday evening with a contest against La Liga's Atletico Madrid.

Janos Vargha «s campaign against to stop construction of a dam on the river Danube brought communist hardliners to their knees — and set the scene for the raising of the Iron Curtain

It's no slight against Coralie Fargeat's vivid, vicious Revenge — a film that will set midnight movie devotees cheering for generations — that you've probably seen every scene in it before, in some form or another.

Set against Detroit's hip - hop scene in 1995, the story centers on Jimmy Smith Jr., a young white rapper, who struggles to find his voice.

As for that key moment that sets up the final act, I thought the film established the character motivation adequately with the earlier scenes showing us Schultz's reaction to some of the violence against slaves.

We see a pair of flamenco dancers stomping out a beat between railroad cars, the singer Cold Cave recording a moody New Wave - ish song against a setting sun, an absolutely hypnotic scene in which a Kansas City marching band performs in a cavernous warehouse space — and fragments of the concerts and happenings that the artists held in the cities along the way.

«In the wake of Donnie's death and the resultant dissolution of the case against Bobby Axelrod, however, we instead get a dark - night - of - the - soul episode, filled with somber reflection, scenes of regret and reconciliation, and the crossing of a new set of lines.»

Two friends hit the road to escape some homicidal gangsters with a score to settle in this angsty Gen - X flick set against the backdrop of the mid -»90s grunge music scene.

But with these two movies — one set against the backdrop of the movie biz, the other in the music scene — shooting last year back - to - back, we can only imagine the unbelievable stack of footage Malick's teams of editors are sorting through, as they cut half the cast out and help him find the movie and tone he wants.

Clunky moments in dialogue and transparent narrative mechanics seem mere quibbles when set against several genuinely moving scenes, leaving the audience with a contented smile at the end.

When an accident leaves her brother comatose, a woman sets out to retrace his life as an aspiring musician, leading to an unexpected relationship against the backdrop of Brooklyn's music scene.

Long recognized as one of George Lucas» primary inspiration for Star Wars (among other things, the bickering peasants who wander into the odyssey inspired R2D2 and C - 3PO), it's Kurosawa's his first go at the widescreen format and he proves to be a master at it, dynamically spreading his compositions out to an epic scope and boldly setting his cascade of sharp action scenes against a magnificent landscape.

The film is set against the Austin, Texas music scene and centers around two intersecting love triangles.

The scenes are alive, vibrant, with beautiful costumes, while set - pieces sit against beautiful backdrops, with a near perfect cast out in front.

30) «Song to Song» Smart Rating: 70.37 Release date: Friday, March 17, 2017 Genre: Drama, romance, music Starring: Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender Description: Set against the Austin, Texas, music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye (Rooney Mara) and BV (Ryan Gosling), and music mogul Cook (Michael Fassbender) and the waitress (Natalie Portman) whom he ensnares — chase success through a rock»n' roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.

All discuss the many layers it takes to bring one complicated scene to life, from actual sets, to actors against bluescreen, costumes, and matt paintings.

The long - gestating Weightless is said to comprise two intersecting love triangles set against the backdrop of the Texas music scene.

None of them are essential, and Reeves's grimly against - type character is almost certainly overused, but he does set up a sensational scene involving a puma that has something of the tree - perched lunacy of the Chilean surrealist (and Refn's long - standing mentor) Alejandro Jodorowsky.

She brings a warmth and sweetness to the film that balances nicely against the bad - boy crudity, and even croons a lovely original ballad, «Mean Ol' Moon,» during a campfire scene set on (what else?)

From the very first scene witness the reality of war with disorientating and historical accuracy, set against a breath - taking and often harrowing backdrop.

A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky are back with another edition of Film Club discussing the second collaboration between Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day - Lewis, Phantom Thread, a tastefully crafted, intimate love story set against the London fashion scene of the 1950s, and...

Such scenes set the stage for a civil war that pits the repentant Stark against the idealistic Captain America (Chris Evans).

Lawless, which is scheduled to be released in 2013, is described as the story of «two intersecting love triangles, sexual obsession and betrayal, set against the music scene in Austin, Texas».

An avalanche scene is remarkably reminiscent of The Lion King's big wildebeest stampede, but it differs by setting hordes of charging Huns against snowy mountains.

The first, the standard def «Making of Amour» (24:42; more creatively titled onscreen «Love Scenes») gives us fly - on - the - set access to production, which surprisingly occurred on a stage against green screen, as well as remarks from Haneke and his lead cast members.

But the humanistic drama peaks in its pure representation of that age - old, man - vs - nature battle; flawlessly crafted scenes of storm surges and ice shifts, set against the epic real - world scale of the Himalayan landscape, instantly miniaturise the protagonists and put into perspective, both physically and metaphorically, the insurmountable task of surviving should Mother Nature dictate otherwise.

Eleanor Henderson, TEN THOUSAND SAINTS (Ecco) In her vibrant debut, a sweeping coming - of - age novel set against the pulsing New York City punk scene of the late 1980s, Eleanor Henderson brings to life both a set of achingly real characters and the unique time in which they lived.

The vibrant scenes contrast crowds of dancers and musicians in a swirl of animated motion with scenes of the nearly blind Tatum, set against moody, abstract, shifting colors.

But when businesses that dominate production of a particular item (which pretty much defines the Big Six publishers prior to the Kindle rollout) agree behind the scenes to charge a particular price for that item, instead of competing against one another and letting the market set the price, they run the risk of violating U.S. antitrust law.

Add to that, a high - definition, one - of - a-kind animated video show features five delightful holiday scenes set to music and projected against the resort's façade.

WaterColor exudes a sophisticated southern charm set against a breathtaking scene of clear blue waters and undisturbed coastal beauty.

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Set two years after the end of Final Fantasy VII, Advent Children saw Cloud once again fighting to save the world and his companions against the evil that threatened them — chock full of fanservice, fantastic fight scenes and motorcycle chases.

Indulge your Sims with fabulous homes, a thriving culinary scene and ample recreation areas set against a stunning backdrop.

Then, you're given a snippet of story to set the scene before the battles, which culminate with a final battle against the boss from that section of the original game.

Each section foregrounds exotic animals juxtaposed with still life scenes and set against expansive landscapes, which are dotted with Rococo and neoclassical architecture.

The scene, set against a backdrop of $ 100 bills, was painted in response to what she considers to be government greed, Connor said.

With works like Eastern Parkway, Daze brings into a single frame the oversized eyes of a passerby witnessing the scene, a Hasidic man exiting a Subway stop, a Caribbean woman running errands — all set against the background of Eastern Parkway.

In a gallery focused on the American landscape, Albert Bierstadt's majestic view of the newly explored Western territories, A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie (1866), is set against a display of dinnerware machine - printed with scenes of the Hudson River Valley and California, produced in England for middle - class American consumers.

Her interiors depict imperfect realities of seemingly trivial objects (fallen flowers or broken pots) set against cheerful color palettes and domestic scenes.

Among Rosler's best - known works are her photomontages from the series Bringing the War Home: House Beautiful (1967 - 72), which set war scenes against images of domestic comfort and high design.

The Bad Faith exhibition will feature the first showing of Common Culture's new work I Dreamt I Was A Monkey — And They Made Me Wear Shoes, a multi — channel video installation featuring «ex — TV «soap» actors performing scenes of discrete social interaction» set against a backdrop of high street consumption.

Set against the context of the fastest growing contemporary art market in the world and ahead of the first edition of Art Basel Hong Kong (23 - 26 May 2013), this seminar responds to the rapidly growing level of interest in the developing Hong Kong art scene.

«While staying clear of most set historical tableau scenes, Lawrence has managed to bring fresh drama to those he found irresistible, e.g., Washington crossing the Delaware River, which he shows as a series of crowded boats in muted greens and browns, covered and muffled against the bright blue water to capture the quality of «violence, but a quiet feeling as well.»»

In this work, Diamond provides compelling evidence for how diseases unknown in the New World decimated whole populations, facilitating European invasion and setting the scene for appalling crimes committed against native populations from the silver mines of Potosi to Tenochtitlan.