Sentences with phrase «wealthy aristocrat»

It is a paradox that when the House of Commons in the 19th century was largely occupied by wealthy aristocrats, we had a better functioning democracy because they could afford to resign on principle.

He was a wealthy aristocrat and a highly respected man of science.

The daughter of a wealthy aristocrat from the Prussian city of Trier and a formidable person in her own right, Jenny is brought to full and absorbing life by Vicky Krieps, who went head to head with Daniel Day - Lewis in «Phantom Thread» and keeps her costars on their toes here.

Based on the acclaimed play of the same name, the film tells the passionate story that follows a wealthy aristocrat and her father's valet whose innocent flirtation turns into a heated and dangerous affair that tests the boundaries of class and desire.

Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell take a sizzling turn as a wealthy aristocrat and her father's valet whose innocent flirtation turns into a heated and dangerous affair that tests the boundaries of class and desire.

The «men who hate women» (i.e. biker goons and a rock - solid toehead giant who feels no pain) are more backwoods baddies than wealthy aristocrats this time, burying women alive, burning down warehouses, and revving up chainsaws, but always get their just desserts when Lisbeth is around.

Le Brun painted Christ in the Garden of Olives for a wealthy aristocrat around 1660, and the work subsequently passed into the ownership of Louis XIV.