Sentence examples for straightforward tale from inspiring English sources

On its face "Bluebeard's Castle" is a straightforward tale, essentially a conversation between husband and wife.

THE WRESTLER A straightforward tale, given tremendous extra punch by its leading man.

This is a straightforward tale of a mayor becoming a "knight on a shining bicycle".

What, then, of the title story, which seems a straightforward tale?

It's a straightforward tale, more western than contemporary story, but Leonard's every page sparkles.

"So there's no mystery?" "No, it's just a straightforward tale of paedophilia.

As a choreographer, Susan Marshall delights in emotional situations but rarely tells straightforward tales.

Like Monro's work, Shechter's film is a series of straightforward tales of real people's virginity loss.

The early stories were simple, straightforward tales peopled with bizarre villains such as the Hunchback of Hollywood, the Black Toad, and Ivan the Terrible.

The joy of discovery is evident, as is the creators' good taste; they consciously avoid clichés such as straightforward tales of redemption.

Although Pixar enjoys taking risks – most notably with the near-silent opening hour of 2008's WALL-E or the bravura prologue in 2009's Up – Finding Nemo is one of their most straightforward tales, the story of the relationship between a father and son, which is also a parable about the importance of cutting the apron strings.