Among the more genuinely startling elements of "Open" is its scornful depiction of Ms. Shields as shallow, materialistic, dense and not sufficiently interested in Mr. Agassi's career.
One of the most startling elements of the show is the cut-outs Matisse made as preparatory materials from the chapel at Vence in the south of France.
One of the most startling elements in the report is the view by detainees that the Taliban have mostly rejected their old alliance with Al Qaeda and no longer give members of the terrorist network logistical or military support.
Apparently Hunter didn't have the conflagration-starting diva style of Ma Rainey or Bessie Smith, and though her life was event filled, even its more startling elements are handled by Mr. Caffey's script with brisk dispatch.
Of the many startling elements to this week's protracted, unpredictable, Tory party conference-spoiling, possibly pivotal confrontation between Ed Miliband and the most politically self-confident newspapers in Britain, perhaps the most startling is that it took so long to happen.
When you read Wesley's other novels, as you must, you will be struck by recurrences of the more startling elements of The Camomile Lawn: the sexual sharing of twins; and murder, of an accidental or casual, opportunistic kind, never detected.
One of the most startling elements of Cronin's writing is his willingness to jump time: The Passage's opening thunders along at a popcorn-movie pace until it halts, leaping forward 93 years to the quiet desolation of an isolated colony sitting in the ruins of what was once the US.
Alberto Gasco in La tribuna noted, "In terms of harmonic technique, Il tabarro and Schicchi advance quite startling elements of novelty.
Later Nappi covers show only Nancy's head or part of her body, surrounded by spooky or startling elements or clues from the story.
And it has one startling and artful element: the sinister and frightening performance of the late Heath Ledger as the psychopathic murderer the Joker.
