Sentence examples for based on the tragic from inspiring English sources
The acclaim for Anna Nicole, based on the tragic life of Playboy centrefold Anna Nicole Smith, is a thrilling reminder that, even in hard times, there need be no recession in ideas or imagination.
The Weiwei exhibition includes two previously unseen new works: White House, reusing an entire residential house from the Qing dynasty as a comment on China's urbanisation, and Garbage Container, a work based on the tragic story of five homeless boys from China's Guizhou province who died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Based on the tragic half-hour sitcom life I'm currently the star of, perhaps I'm doing it all wrong?
He followed this with Wallenstein's Camp, inspired by Friedrich Schiller's Wallenstein drama trilogy, and began a third symphonic poem Hakon Jarl, based on the tragic drama by Danish poet Adam Oehlenschläger.
Another piece in that large gallery is based on the same tragic episode: a model of the Irish Hunger Memorial that the New York artist Brian Tolle designed for Battery Park City in 2002.
Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious Sid and Nancy (1986) Based on the destructive and tragic relationship between the Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, Sid and Nancy begins in 1978 with Sid's arrest for Nancy's murder in the Chelsea Hotel, before skipping back a year to when the first couple of punk rock met in London.
A versatile performer who also had major roles on Broadway and on television, Ms. Umeki played Katsumi in "Sayonara," a tragic drama, based on the novel by James Michener, about American servicemen who fall in love with women they meet while stationed in occupied Japan.
More than two years after her tragic death, a TV film based on the life of Whitney Houston is in the works.
Part of Bev's resentment is based on the fact that Francine was present and helpful during a tragic time in Bev's life.
Despite this expository device, you have to know the story (Cocteau's scenario is based on the Racine play) to understand the incestuous love of Phèdre (Agnès Letestu) for her stepson Hippolyte (Josua Hoffalt) and its tragic consequences.
Ten years ago there was Jerry Springer: The Opera, and then in 2011 the Royal Opera House in London blew a large portion of its seasonal budget with Anna Nicole, based on the 'tragic' life of Playboy playmate and reality TV star, Anna Nicole Smith.
