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...achievements took place in a backdrop of enormous struggle,” Anne-Christine Strugnell said. “It wasn’t the way it should have happened...
...beloved book. Luckily, Ian MacEwan is not Jane Austen, and the adaptation of “Atonement” seems destined for a better end. The younger, more capricious Cecilia Tallis is a much better match for Knightley than the wry Elizabeth Bennet. The World War II backdrop and brief scenes of passion, as well as the quality of MacEwan’s prose, all lend themselves well to Wright’s eye for lush cinematography and emotional bravado. In many ways “Atonement” promises to harken back to the great literary adaptations...
...served as both directors and producers of “Off the Page.”The Adams House Pool Theatre served as an intimate atmosphere for the show, with enough breathing room for all, but hardly a spare seat in the room. A black-cloth backdrop and simple lighting allowed the audience to focus on the movement of the dancers. Out of the 11 pieces, the standouts were “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair,” “Eat Pray Love,” and “Teanga Eile/Second Tongue...
...politely decline to hold a sign, wear a campaign sticker, clap, cheer or stomp. But there's nothing you can do about your face showing up weeks later in a campaign brochure or video, as part of a crowd of smiling, well-fed Iowans providing a handy backdrop for the candidate...
...thrown into disarray upon her arrival. Every conversation between the two sisters is ripe with tension, which spills over into the Leigh’s engagement, Kidman’s marriage, and the more central relationship between Kidman and Pais. The inevitable catharsis plays out against an idyllic autumn backdrop on the North Atlantic shore, a setting that Baumbach curiously doesn’t exploit as well as he might. The cast of “Margot at the Wedding” unsurprisingly succeeds. Leigh is the perfect fit for the flighty, post-hippie who has fallen for the kooky...