Sentences with phrase «tale told through»

A rich animated tale told through the lens of a viking themed strategy game!

A tale told through the eyes of Sallee and the answers she solicits from Ethel, Morony delivers a masterful narrative that is beguiling, flawlessly executed and proves a fine example of New Historical Fiction.

The Balladeer By Fred Calvert An emotionally charged tale told through ballads and memories about the destruction of two families.

This mesmerizing debut, uncannily uniting the trials of a postmodern upbringing with a murder mystery, heralds the arrival of a vibrant new voice in literary fiction Special Topics in Calamity Physics is a darkly hilarious coming - of - age novel and a richly plotted suspense tale told through the distinctive voice of its heroine, Blue van Meer.

From the book jacket: Special Topics in Calamity Physics is a darkly hilarious coming - of - age novel and a richly plotted suspense tale told through the distinctive voice of its heroine, Blue van Meer.

And so begins an engaging tale told through Ellis's creative illustrations and strictly «insect» dialogue, open to interpretation by her captivated readers.

A darkly hilarious coming - of - age novel and a richly plotted suspense tale told through the distinctive voice of its heroine, Blue van Meer.

Alyan's debut is a sweeping family tale told through multiple perspectives, and it all begins with the Six - Day War in 1967, when the Yacoub family is uprooted and forced to scatter across the globe.

Emma Donoghue's claustrophobic «Room» was an intense tale told through the eyes of a 5 - year - old boy who, thanks to his mother, lives a semblance of an ordinary life in a tiny converted shed.

Seasons After Fall is a gorgeous tale told through artistic visuals and beautifully orchestrated music.

The people speak, both through their prayers and through the visible tale told through their eyes, and the wind gives voice to the forces of the world about them and impinging upon them; yet God has nothing to say.

This fairy tale told through the comedic skill of director Rob Reiner has become a classic love story.

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That a 15 - year - old girl would be targeted and shot by the Taliban, live to tell the tale and then continue to fight for the education of women in Pakistan is the kind of story that cuts through cultural and geographic boundaries.

The expectation that Nadal would pull through, like we've seen before, and headlines would tell tales of how he «survived a scare,» or how he was «pushed to the limit.»

(While I tell you this little tale, I'm going to walk you through morning chores at the farm.

Join us for this tale of courage and self - discovery told through dreams of both future and past.

Those who have lived through the bumps, scrapes and near misses to tell the tale will be able to point out hazards in your home that you're not even aware of.

It's time to consult with the experts — parents of multiples who have been through this same situation and lived to tell the tale.

The value of this knowledge connects one generation to the next through the tales we tell our daughters, nieces, friends, family, women we might not even know.

Sometimes your baby demands to be fed when you're in the middle of housewares at Target, causing your milk to soak two tell - tale circles through the front of your T - shirt while you figure out a way to casually nurse standing up behind the hanging shower curtain samples.

After an extended wait for Inna Patty and Exclusive Events Ghana since Sunday to address the shocking tales the Queens have told, they've now issued what without being contemptuous can best be described as a «drunkard press statement», solely seeking to gag all persons and media houses from talking about the despicable things the Beauty Queens have said they were put through.

In The Great Quake, Henry Fountain, a science journalist at the New York Times, tells a vivid tale of this natural drama through the eyes of the people who experienced the earthquake and the scientist who unearthed its secrets.

In combination with the data on when the specimen was collected, the results tell the tale of coal use in the United States; rising from the late 1800s and falling during the Great Recession; then increasing again through the middle of the century until legislation in the»50s,»60s, and»70s set limits on air pollution, The Washington Post reports.

Four Fish by Paul Greenberg (Penguin Press) Salmon, bass, cod, and tuna — through this troubled quartet of dinner - table mainstays, journalist Greenberg skillfully tells the tale of how the world's fisheries got to be in such a precarious state.

Perhaps the most famous brain - injury survivor in history is Phineas Gage, the American railroad foreman who lived to tell the tale after an explosion drove an iron bar through his head in 1848.

It's sort of an old wives» tale that you'll gain 30 or 40 pounds as you continue through middle age — it can easily happen, but it's very easy to offset the change in metabolic rate,» she tells WebMD.

Be on the lookout for 419 scammers, conduct your correspondence through the online dating site itself, not via email or IM, learn the tell - tale signs, and above all:

From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a

That's what happens when so much of the story is told through close - ups and two - shots: you lose the sense that there is a bigger, grander tale unfolding.

A tour - de-force tale of greed, media consolidation, homogenized radio, big box stores, downloading, and technological shifts in the music industry told through candid interviews, crestfallen record store owners, startling statistics, and eye - popping animation.

It's a coming - of - age story, but Holmer mostly eschews dialogue and standard storytelling devices; she tells her tale through movements and patterns and the way that she films them.

Ira Sachs told a tale of «Little Men» in New York City, the Duffer brothers tapped into our unwavering nostalgia for the»80s in «Stranger Things,» and Baz Luhrmann recreated the birth of hip - hop through Bronx young - uns» during «The Get Down.»

Persepolis tells the tale of one young girl's struggle to fit in and survive through the wars, revolutions and fascist regimes that plagued her country of Iran throughout her lifetime.

Co - writer / director Barry Jenkins tells his tale of a young man's emotional and sexual coming - of - age through sharp dialogue and clearly articulated scenes that build to small or large epiphanies.

Essentially inspired by elements of the Motown story and the real - life rise of The Supremes, the musical tells a cynical tale of how Black music broke through to a mainstream audience, but lost its soul (as well as its Soul) in the process.

This drama tells the tale of one boy's life from age six to age eighteen from 2002 through 2014.

To help progress the story along, codex are littered through the gaming world which helps tell the tale as you control one of the coolest heroes in the universe, Doomguy!

Fargo's fourth episode opens with Billy Bob Thornton reading Peter and the Wolf, a symphonic fairy tale told primarily through musical expression and voice - over narration.

Yes, theirs is the lens or perspective through which the story is told, but it is not a pandering or cloying, exclusively pitched tale.

Rating: 7/10 — better than average, and scoring points for the deftness of its characterisations, Cardboard Gangsters tells an overly familiar tale with verve and no small semblance of rugged style; some may find the Irish accents impenetrable at times, but the gist of the story (and individual scenes) shines through, making this easier to follow than expected, and shot through with moments of quiet power.

Baumbach and Paltrow entertain those notions, but the film remains a serious examination of De Palma as an auteur, coming through one of the most fevered epochs of Hollywood history and surviving to tell the tale.

Religion and politics get a scathing scrutiny in a Man vs. State tale, told through allegorical fashion of the biblical Job story.

The one comedy that was undeniably fresh this summer was «This is the End,» the tale of the rapture told through the eyes of six foul - mouthed celebrities.

We've put them through their paces and survived to tell the tale, though a great many fruits weren't so lucky.

We just recently raved about Raw «s ability to tell a young girl's coming - of - age story through the lens of an unsettling and increasingly horrifying cannibalism tale.

Developer Traveler's Tales always displays a keen love and affection for its source material, but with this take on the most recent Star Wars movie, it tells an entertaining story that pays wonderful tribute to Episode VII through a slew of smart puzzles and unique characters.

Starring Chris Hemsworth — last seen through my eyes as Captain Kirk's dad in 2009's excellent Star Trek reboot — in the title role, Thor tells the tale of the God of Thunder's banishment to Earth by his father, Odin as he seeks to discover the true meaning of being a hero worthy of his prestigious title.

A beautifully told, classic coming of age tale through the eyes of a mature, cultured 16 year old growing up in suburban London in the 1960's, Jenny (Carey Mulligan).

In «Hero» Haynes takes to the flat TV news documentary style to tell, through a series of mock interviews, the story of a seven year old boy who escaped his abusive father with a Grimm Fairy Tale twist.

Touchstone's Strange Magic tells a fantasy tale through the use of hit songs from the past six decades.