The story's
spirited young heroine, an African - American girl who dreams of becoming a ballet dancer, lives with her mother in Harlem.
Fans of the resilient and
spirited young heroine in Katherine Hannigan's 2004 debut Ida B will welcome the...
Not exact matches
Executive produced by Angelina Jolie, «The Breadwinner» does precisely that, and though Twomey's essential, empathetic look into the plight of women,
young and old, in present - day Afghanistan doesn't identify its
heroine as the exact same girl, her jade - colored eyes are a certain reminder, while her
spirit burns every bit as strongly.
In a surprisingly madcap Jane Austen - ish vein, Emily (played in her
younger years by actress Emma Bell before a more querulous Nixon takes over) emerges as a
spirited heroine with very particular and unconventional ideas about herself, and her relationship to God and the written word.