Sentences with phrase «whose fraught relationship»

«Lady Bird» is a coming - of - age story about a teenager living in Sacramento whose fraught relationship with her mother provides the spine to her year fumbling toward some kind of self - reckoning.

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Once Washington's staunchest ally in the region, Islamabad — whose relationship with India is fraught with fears over their shared border — has become an obstacle to ridding Afghanistan of the Taliban and destroying al - Qaeda.

It's mystifying that a movie that represents the great synthesis of so many long - established storylines should attempt to locate its emotional center in the (to put it charitably) fraught relationship between Thanos, whom we've only just met after all, and Gamora (Zoe Saldana), a character whose interiority fails to register, and who has yet to define herself beyond «resident badass.»

Although dramatically flat, Greta Gerwig's coming - of - age directorial debut covers its Mumblecore tracks with jabs of humor and a breeze of earthy authenticity.Set in Sacramento, California (Gerwig's hometown), the story focuses on the fraught relationship between Lady Bird (a.k.a. Christine — played by Saoirse Ronan) and her overworked mother Marion (Laurie Metcalf), whose emotions run hot or cold.

Performed by an actor whose delivery embodies the internal struggles of a faceless character and filmed using a visual vocabulary inherited from professional keynote lectures, motivational speeches, and the now ubiquitous TED talk, Garcia Torres's video speculates on Smithee's fraught biography and explores the complex relationship between artistic work and its audiences.