Sentences with phrase «with dramatic tension»

They are comical and raunchy at the same time and irony with a dramatic tension.

WAVEMAKER AWARD (GRAND PRIZE) Sable Mire (USA 2015), directed by Bogui Adjorlolo and Isaac Pauls JURY STATEMENT: For its ambitious portrait of familial relationships infused with dramatic tension, stylish cinematography, strong acting performances, and a provocative ending.

There's nothing revolutionary about the love story depicted in Brooklyn; however, the restraint it shows with its dramatic tension makes the film a pleasant, tender drama.

«CAN I BE ME» ● THE WOUND, by John Trengove, brims with dramatic tension as a man returns to his small, South African community to participate in the annual ceremony where teenage boys are initiated into manhood in an environment wholly dedicated to traditional male mores.

Not exact matches

March 9 (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first U.S. - North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first U.S. - North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.

According to that analysis, it has been characteristic of John Paul II's diplomacy that his dramatic acts of public witness to the importance of freedom» in Poland, before the United Nations, in Cuba, and so on» have stood in tension with the continuing, more traditional, diplomacy of the Vatican, even to the point of contradiction.

This necessarily involves a look at the tensions, debates and passions marking the era from Vatican I to Vatican II: a Church struggling with dramatic changes in European politics as the last vestiges of the ancien regime toppled.

Last Night's dramatic tension is supposed to spring from the question of whether either, or both, of its protagonists plan on following through with their unfaithful impulses.

The camerawork perfectly captures their closed surroundings, with tight angles, thereby accentuating dramatic tension.

With a predictable plot on a well - worn theme, and with little dialogue of note, it's very hard for Villeneuve to sustain any dramatic tensWith a predictable plot on a well - worn theme, and with little dialogue of note, it's very hard for Villeneuve to sustain any dramatic tenswith little dialogue of note, it's very hard for Villeneuve to sustain any dramatic tension.

Anyone who has played any of Layton or Wright's previous games will recognize familiar theme music, with an orchestrated feel that brings out the dramatic tension, but there's nothing that really gets stuck in your head after putting the 3DS down.

Because he's really just a secondary character in a story with inherent dramatic and historical tensions that don't have much do with him, Enders makes for an awkward protagonist.

One of the problems with a movie this long taking that approach is once the overall premise of the film is set up, you feel like you know what is going to happen and the movie has a shocking lack of dramatic tension.

And I probably shouldn't use the word «drama» in connection with this film because practically no dramatic events take place and there's a complete lack of dramatic tension.

In a dramatic way, it definitely jarred with the tension and excitement that went before but I understand that a lot of people were left wanting more.

Even the best images get scuppered by awkward ones, as when Ozon follows a dark, misty tracking shot of Anna and Adrien returning home from a late - night dance with some boilerplate medium close - ups that dissipate dramatic tension and muffle expressive detail.

Those experiences — and the tension with his family over the intercultural romance — form the basis of the dramatic comedy.

The film manages to almost wordlessly lay the groundwork for a strong, tender family dynamic, which is essential because when time flashes forward to over a year later, and the mom is now pregnant, no matter how tempting it is to fault the parents for their carelessness, our protective feelings take over — as does great dramatic tension: survival was already tricky, but how can they possibly stand a chance with a screeching newborn in the mix?

His film is a twisting, turning delight, with great performances illuminating a deceptively complex and well - structured narrative that crackles with erotic tension, dramatic weight and thrilling unpredictability.

The Italian filmmaker relied on borrowed works from modern classical composer John Adams to determine the ebbing dramatic tension of 2009's I Am Love, while 2015's A Bigger Splash, which centers on the relationship between a fictional rock singer and her mercurial former lover and record producer, climaxes with an electric, lip - syncing performance of the Rolling Stones's «Emotional Rescue.»

Where Happiness shocked in measured spurts of excruciating, gripping dialogue, Wartime is wasteful; squandering genuine dramatic tension with profanity for the sake of shock value.

Being in charge of a well - publicized $ 150 million project in his first time out, Abrams delivers the goods with a wallop, showing a strong eye for dramatic tension and gritty action that is fresh and fluid.

Written and directed with almost unbearable dramatic tension (Chicago Sun - Times), The Last House on the Left will make you deadbolt your doors and frantically mutter: It's only a movie it's only a movie it's only a movie!

Romanek wants to make a mood piece about the nature of love, The lack of dramatic tension means it's difficult to emotionally connect with the central characters and their dilemma.

The female co-stars, Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway, limited as they are by small roles, both manage to steal scenes at times, with Williams particularly given the opportunity to bring true dramatic tension to her turn as Ennis» long - suffering wife.

With Bello committed to a serviceable, if constrictive, interpretation of the severely depressed Nancy as a woman barely reachable through a fog of pain and mental exhaustion, all dramatic tension rests on the potential for humanity in Louis.

No tension sticks for long enough to make a discernible dramatic impression; queasily, even the subplot concerning an abuse victim in Poppy's class merely serves as a pretext to hook her up with a cute social worker.

The sheer intensity of both elements fill the screaming silence with an unspoken tension that keeps you immersed in the film while it slowly burns through the dramatic story.

The best ghost stories make great use of dramatic tension, and Carroll is no slouch here, either: she amplifies the scariness of the stories — full of ghosts, murder, and monsters — with startling page turns revealing grotesque, squeal - inducing images.

I'm not going to give you a lot of advice about writing dialog, or creating dramatic tension, or any of a dozen aspects of fiction writing that have already been covered in books written by more respected authors than I. For that matter, I'm also not going to give you a lot of rah - rah motivational advice about sticking with it and overcoming your doubts.

I usually include one trait that is at odds with the others in order to create dramatic tension.

This book will have immediate appeal to readers searching for superb historical fiction filled with tension, unforgettable characters, and a dramatic setting.

Jiménez's compelling autobiographical stories in Breaking Through, sequel to The Circuit, combine dramatic social issues of poverty and prejudice in the 1950s with timeless adolescent experiences of family tension, school, and romance.

Tone I hope most authors are familiar with tone from their writing: for highly dramatic scenes, we make sure our language matches the scene — we don't use «poopyface» as an insult in an intense scene in a novel for adults (unless we really want to mess with the tension for comedic effect).

Exquisitely painted with dramatic contrasts between light and dark areas, the series reaffirms the tension between the real and the imaginary that exists within Borremans's oeuvre.

Exquisitely painted with dramatic contrasts between light and dark areas, the series reaffirms the tension between representation and empirical reality that exists within Borremans's oeuvre.