Her face is the life of the film — but her own forthright presence is undone by the movie's impatient direction.
In his book "Looking at the Dance" (1949), the critic Edwin Denby wrote that Mr. Franklin's dancing "always makes perfect sense; like a true artist, he is completely at the service of the role he takes, and his straight delight in dancing, his forthright presence and openhearted nature give his version of the great classic roles a lyric grace that is fresh and sweet".
They all wear the headscarf, and many are in full-length gowns, but their forthright opinions and presence in the mosque challenge assumptions about the subservient place of women in Islam.Such tolerance is still rare in Britain's mosques.
Slightly reminiscent of Tracey Ullman's posh hippy character in Three of a Kind, the "medium posh" performer has a forthright and strident presence and pulls her audience in quickly, putting them at ease that they are in safe hands.
Besides, wrote the forthright Mayor Liccardo, the presence of a skilled workforce, good schools and infrastructure "play a far larger role in determining boards' corporate location decisions".
With her bright, crisp delivery, impeccable enunciation, steady intonation, and forthright musical personality, Ms. Powers has a vocal presence that suggests gleaming sunlight on glass.
What was originally a color designation eventually came to be a formal American style characterized by forthright flavors of malt and the readily apparent presence of American hops, which convey bitterness along with piney, grapefruit aromas and flavors.
A tough guy who sailed the South Seas before he could legally drink, Miller had an imposing presence and could be both unnervingly forthright and surprisingly gentle.
(For all her forthright revelations of monstrous injustice, she also has a light, ironic, nearly saintly presence that graces the film like a song).
The Adi Granth contains a forthright condemnation of caste, and consequently there is no toleration of caste in its presence (normally in a gurdwara).
All are commendably forthright.
