Although her character's sexual orientation is left ambiguous in the source novel, the film makes it known subtly and it is one of the few motion pictures of that era to depict a lesbian as feminine and not predatory.
We still like Brahms and Tchaikovsky as much as we ever did, though perhaps the musical aesthetic of a Pierre Boulez inhabits our ears more than we know and subtly changes our experience.
Poppy, at some level, always knew and subtly acknowledged that his Texas up-from-bootstraps story line was a pose.
Mr. Yasuda is known for subtly tailoring his sushi to the recipient, including the diner's experience with sushi, occasionally adjusting the pieces as he perceives the shape of a person's mouth.
Today, a mosaic of the nearly 200 flags of countries comprising the United Nations hides a secret: it's the "invisible man," Liu Bolin, a Chinese artists known for subtly hiding himself within photographs, images, and landscapes by painting his entire body to match his surroundings, like a chameleon.
It would let you subtly know it's about two women, but wouldn't overdo it.
But those of us who grew up in the 90s (or later) never got to know a benign, subtly progressive Woody Allen with an untarnished reputation.
There is something like a synchronized dance in their movement they work mostly in concentrated silence but all know their roles, subtly shifting into exactly the right place in their own rhythms.
If you feel someone is being inappropriate, let them subtly know how you feel.
If you don't know him well, subtly ask a few friends who do know him about what they think of him.
