Sentence examples for compelling portrayal from inspiring English sources

A compelling portrayal of sexuality exploding, then falling in a heap.

Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby Oscar triumph was her reward for a compelling portrayal of a waitress turned pro-boxer.

This is a beautifully crafted book at once a gripping adventure story and a compelling portrayal of human emotion at its bravest and its most vulnerable.

He brought luscious tone and impressive vocal agility to his compelling portrayal of Tirinto, who is nearly catatonic with grief at the prospect of losing his adored Rosmene.

These actors give what seems to me the most compelling portrayal of brothers since Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro in Scorsese's Raging Bull.

Alex Lawther gave a compelling portrayal of the young Alan Turing in The Imitation Game two years ago, and his character here is almost a modern-day equivalent.

His extra-literary life has been facilitated by two compelling portrayals of him in adaptations of Tinker, Tailor.

Applauded for her compelling portrayals of complex women, she made her name worldwide in Ken Russell's Women in Love, for which she won an Oscar.

In December Mr. Hvorostovsky's Renato in Verdi's "Ballo in Maschera" was one of the few compelling portrayals in the Met's tepid revival of this 1990 production.

Susan Jackson and Ryan Hayes deliver compelling portrayals of Joan Crawford (with or without her wig).

Tortilla Flat (1935), Cannery Row (1945), and Cannery Row sequel Sweet Thursday (1954) include compelling portrayals of non-affluent characters, but those three books are also often laugh-out-loud funny.