Word: vividness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...picture of the life of an "intellectual" under an unthinking, illogical government of uneducated proletarians is a very vivid one. Its chief feature is the sincere way in which it is painted. One sees poity prejudices and dislikes vanish before a willingness to do anything that will preserve life itself. The cumulative effect leads one to think that this book accomplishes its purpose: it presents a protest by a simple narration of events...
...that as it may, "Riptide" isn't bad and for the first time the advance nothing which claimed a vivid revealing of conflicting emotions, seem to have been more than usually accurate...
...much romanticized Villa, gives another of his gruff and lovable portrayals. The love interest is supplied by Fay Wray, and Stuart Erwin as the American reporter is adequate. Henry B. Walthall, who has appeared much too rarely since "The Birth of a nation" makes the gentile, idealistic Madero a vivid character. The photography and musical accompaniment are excellent, but the film is unnecessarily long and would profit by judicious cutting...
...this part a very vivid picture is drawn of the charmingly irresponsible, lavish life of the wealthy on the Riviera but beneath it all Fitzgerald has laid the clue to his story. This is the marriage of the Divers...
...rest. She settles her little problem by tossing herself into a conveniently located river. The film is raised from the abysmal depths of its story by the delicate interpretation of Miss Bergner, by magnificently transcribed excerpts from Beethoven's violin concerto, and by a considerable amount of unusual and vivid photography...