"A Bend in the River," VS Naipaul has written, with that hint of creative inscrutability he cherishes, "remains mysterious".
And thanks to shimmering lighting and airy framing from justly Oscar-nominated cinematographer Dick Pope, the film channels and cherishes the aesthetic of its subject more cannily than any great-painter biopic before it.
He will tell Mrs Merkel that he wants to "renegotiate" the fiscal compact which she cherishes as the cornerstone of euro-zone stability.
As a rare example of a big Asian economy with a current-account deficit, it cherishes its role as honest broker.America's huge trade deficit with China (see chart) sets it apart from many other G20 members.
It is worth pausing to consider what this means for a country that usually cherishes the rule of law with awe-inspiring passion.America is not held together by the types of glue that bind most other countries.
According to the Chinese account, Mr Modi said he "cherishes a friendly feeling toward China".
Despite the betrayals of the past (Yalta, Katyń) it cherishes Britain's support for Poland's freedom in recent years.
The country is justly proud of maintaining the building so well; it also cherishes the prestige its ambassadors gain from holding meetings in its rooms.
Some say he still has a hot line to the Kremlin and still quietly cherishes old links with the Russian intelligence service; some even hint without hard evidence that he got Russian money to help found his party, the Democratic Left Alliance.
The work had been commissioned by Prince Charles, who will one day succeed his mother as head of the Anglican church but cherishes a deep interest in Islam.On the pavement outside the cathedral, a few Catholics staged a peaceful protest, arguing that because Islam rejected basic Christian doctrines such as the Trinity and the divinity of Christ it had no place in a church.
He cherishes his country's links across the North Atlantic and with Britain, particularly through membership of NATO.
