Sentence examples for setting colorful from inspiring English sources

His murders, set mainly in small villages drolly christened with names like "Hexton-on-Weir" and "Twytching," were plotted with an ingenuity and precision that made him popular among aficionados of what is known in publishing as the English cozy — mysteries with a picturesque setting, colorful locals and minimal violence.

When it was first published in 1998, "The Professor and the Madman" by Simon Winchester was a book that seemed destined to become a prestige movie: it features a 19th century British setting, colorful characters and a story with cultural pedigree recounting the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary — the definitive resource for the English language.

The formula is simple: Shave away half the opera; sing the rest in a clever English translation; add whirling sets, colorful costumes and Ms. Taymor's otherworldly puppets.

A panoramic depiction of flora and fauna, the set, "Colorful Realm of Living Beings," is considered such a cultural treasure that it has rarely been shown in its entirety anywhere, let alone outside Japan.

Eye and ear candy for fans of Indian musical cinema, it is 2 hours 11 minutes -- bracingly compact by Bollywood standards -- of wide-screen close-ups, fanciful sets, colorful costumes, bellybuttons, almost-kisses and 10 pumped-up, achingly sweet songs.

Shoppers will want to wander over to the Moroccan bazaars in the streets near Calle Calderería Nueva, where you can find brass tea sets, colorful woven rugs and hand painted lanterns.

And the production is gorgeous to look at, with vibrant Art Deco sets and colorful costumes.

Still, with its gleaming Art Deco sets and colorful costumes, the production looks great.

The garden suites, where we stayed, are modern units with antique furnishings set among colorful formal gardens.

But it was at Paul Smith that she saw what she thought was a better long-term investment: a white china tea set with colorful handles and rims.

With this sort of programming, the news network gets a huge pop at launch and sets a colorful vibe for the live programming.