Sentences with phrase «story spanning generations»

In a story spanning generations, three families face the heartache and terror of nearly 30 years of civil war in Sri Lanka.

From its humble beginnings on the now - ancient Japanese MSX2 computer following a young, lone - wolf US soldier Solid Snake as he infiltrates the secret military base Outer Heaven, Metal Gear has blossomed into a empire of its own, its story spanning generations of supersoldiers and over a century of modern American history and politics across nearly two dozen games.

And the telling of that story spans generations and families, from the minister's wife, who wrote it down, to the couple's granddaughter who uncovered it many years later among her late grandmother's writings.

Not exact matches

Through their stories, I learned about my roots and where I belonged in a social network spanning four generations.

Where «Roots» and «Roots: The Next Generations» were extensive studies on, not one character, but a series of members in a bloodline that spans about a century or so, this series centers around one character, thus the unevenness that plagued this series» sisters has been thinned out tremendously, though unfortunately still not quite to the point of dissipation, because as generally comfortable as this story's flow is, Halle Berry's titular Queen Jackson character extensively faces several dynamic events and characters, yet still doesn't take the time that it should to meditate upon the full exposition and depth of this story's range, thus leaving certain key story aspects to come off as unnecessary and, of course, supplementary to focal inconsistency.

Let us get this out of the way first: Anurag Kashyap's generation spanning story set in the coal capital of India and spanning almost 70 years comfortably, nay confidently, belongs alongside the great crime sagas of the cinema: The Godfather Trilogy, City of God, Bertolucci's 1900, Heimat and Election.

The film tells the love story of a couple played by Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde, told through multiple generations and spanning both decades and continents.

Voiceover accounts — and strong lead performances — on behalf of the six main characters punctuate the film, and there is plenty of story to tell as the narrative spans continents, generations and points of view.

Spanning generations and two intertwining love stories, THE LONGEST RIDE explores the challenges and infinite rewards of enduring love.

Spanning seven generations and 62 years, the story of Corvette horsepower begins in 1953 with the first - generation 1953 - 1962 Chevrolet Corvette C1.

This unique concept developed into a remarkable success story spanning four model generations.

The story spans more than 20 years and two generations, staring in 1945.

An unlikely friendship between Esma, a Romani girl, and Teo, a Mixtec boy, underpins an adventurous story that spans several generations and presents insights into two marginalized cultures.

The colorful and intriguing story they recount spans five generations of Quirk family ancestors, from the Civil War era to Caelum's own troubled childhood.

Winner of the German Book Prize, The Blindness of the Heart is a dark marvel of a novel by one of Europe's freshest young voices — a family story spanning two world wars and several generations in a German family.

The story spans several generations, from pre-WWII to the present.

Taking place over a period of sixty - one years (from 1949 to 2010), and spanning many generations, some of the stories — not all — overlap the others.

In his marvelous novel The Stranger's Child, Alan Hollinghurst spanned the 20th century to tell the story of an enigmatic poem and its relevance to generations of one family.

*** FIRST PLACE WINNER of the Florida Writers Association 2014 Royal Palm Literary Award for Biography - Published *** Begotten With Love is a sometime turbulent, sometime rollicking story spanning 150 years of American history and five generations of an immigrant's family.

The story spans three generations of characters, but who you marry and sire determines the events of that portion of the game.

From the frozen Alaskan tundra to the jungles of Russia, the Metal Gear series has covered nearly every corner of the globe, with a story spanning over 50 years of history and four generations of consoles.

Another possibility would be to have the overarching story span a huge span of time, with each episode jumping forward one or more generations (Phatasy Star III, where at the end of each generation you choose a bride, the decision affecting the character you get to play next).

The last entry in a series that has spanned multiple console generations, Ninja Storm 4 says goodbye at the top of its game, with upgraded visuals due to the more powerful hardware of new - gen consoles (or PC) and a story that sees itself come to a conclusion that covers the final story arcs of the Naruto storyline.

Over a career that spanned almost a decade and two generations, Naughty Dog had continued to polish an already - seamless action - adventure series, until they reached the pinnacle of video game story - telling and visuals.

Dive into the near - future world of 2025, unravelling a generation - spanning story that has led to a global conflict unlike ever before.

Featuring more than 200 works spanning over 90 years of Pooh history, the exhibition will explore the origins, creation and enduring legacy of the classic stories by A.A. Milne and illustrations by E.H. Shepard that have captured the hearts of generations of readers.

David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the last five decades; his story is one of precocious achievement at Bradford Art College, the Swinging 60s in London where he befriended many of the iconic cultural figures of the generation, to California and the cool of the swimming pool series of paintings, through the acclaimed set designs for countless operas around the world and major retrospective exhibitions.