Sentence examples for complex portrayals from inspiring English sources

For Ms. Barrymore the role is the clearest proof yet that she "has what it takes to stretch her talents into large, complex portrayals" (Stephen Holden).

Ms. Napier compared the films of Mr. Miyazaki to those of Akira Kurosawa, the legendary Japanese director whose films also took on complex portrayals of Japan's history.

As he continued to write, Peretz moved toward more complex portrayals and created the collection of stories he called Khasidish ("Hasidic").

Ms. Barrymore's tough-but-tender performance is the clearest proof yet that this 26-year-old actress, who shares the unofficial title of America's Sweetheart with Julia Roberts, has what it takes to stretch her talents into large, complex portrayals.

The collaborative and mutually trusting atmosphere has made it easier for "Oz," which is HBO's longest-running dramatic series, to tackle highly charged issues like the death penalty and society's attitude toward criminals, to explore taboos like the sexual fantasies of a nun (an idea conceived by Ms. Moreno) and to offer realistically complex portrayals of same-sex relationships.

If The Dark Knight marks a change of direction for an actress best known for more complex portrayals, she says she enjoyed playing a strong character: "I now suddenly find myself interested in playing people who are strong and capable and maybe not as broken as some of the other people I've played.

Amazon Prime's recent hit show Transparent was a complex portrayal of gender identity that pulled no punches.

In giving a tragic dimension to her complex portrayal, she rises to the occasion of Mr. Bardem's own.

In that piece, as in the new one, Larry Hahn offered a brilliantly complex portrayal with his weather-beaten persona as a heavyset protagonist whose feelings cannot be contained.

Orange is the New Black has been praised for its complex portrayal of life in a women's prison, winning multiple awards in the process.

Trouble is, Edisons and Edens cannot coexist: Sooner or later a man of invention will pollute paradise, a grand contradiction that gives "Mosquito" its bite and Ford inspiration for his most complex portrayal to date.