Instead, he provides us with a perceptive view of the leadership qualities and the events that shaped the triumphs and tragedies of the modern presidency.
Filer provided a witty and perceptive view of life through the eyes of a 19-year-old with schizophrenia who is haunted by the death of his brother, who had Down syndrome.
The first, a 1950 performance of "Pennies from Heaven," is also a superb piece of film, for the luminous closeup of the artist at work and for the keenly perceptive view of his feet.
Although not a day-by-day account, A Diary is regarded highly by historians for its perceptive views of Confederate military and political leaders and for its insight into Southern society during the Civil War.
This new material, combined with his own perceptive point of view, makes "Dark Victory" essential reading for anyone interested in Davis, even though much has already been written about her.
Today, even as controversy surrounds the revised classification of autism in the latest version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the quirky yet remarkably perceptive points of view of autistic narrators have become increasingly familiar in every category of fiction, from young adult to science fiction to popular and literary fiction.
Indeed, Mr. Margulies' "Dinner with Friends," a perceptive and unsettling view of marriage and friendship, perhaps even ostensibly sedate suburban life, may emerge as the season's finest Off Broadway play; it had a tryout run at Rich Forum of the Stamford Center for the Arts in October and has been a hit at Variety Arts Theater in Manhattan.
As for Wes Anderson's perceptive and mightily resonant view of 1965 in "Moonrise Kingdom," that's another level of achievement altogether — and another post.
At its best the show offered an equally perceptive, sometime downright dark view of the tough odds against women seeking professional fulfillment, an emotionally (and sexually) satisfying relationship and maybe the rewards of motherhood too.
They suggest a child's impression of distant catastrophe, at once fanciful and perceptive, which is the view the younger Mr. Terry had of the war his father documented firsthand.
But one of the most perceptive, if least dramatic, views of her departure was offered by William Waldegrave….
