Sentences with phrase «without sanctimonious»

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There has to be a way to discuss controversial, difficult topics — even on social media — without resorting to outright hostility on the one hand or sanctimonious silencing on the other.

Armed with a 6-1/2 - hour running time, Zeffirelli and his co-scripters (including Anthony Burgess of A Clockwork Orange notoriety) allow each segment of Christ's life to be properly developed, and the director shows tremendous reverence without ever adopting a sanctimonious tone.

To explore issues like classism and racism without ever being sanctimonious or preachy, to show the story through the eyes of a child without ever getting cutesy or patronizing, to weave together all those separate little storylines without ever letting them feel sloppy or disjointed — it's a rare author who can manage even one of those, and Harper Lee makes them all look effortless.