Sentence examples for subtle pathos from inspiring English sources

This luridly gory show also contains a certain amount of subtle pathos.

The French documentary includes many and lengthy musical sequences that he directed, from such films as "42nd Street," "Footlight Parade," "Gold Diggers of 1933," "Dames," "Wonder Bar," and "Gold Diggers of 1935," and it's the montage of these sequences, all from the thirties, with the latter-day footage of interviews with Berkeley that lend the documentary its strange and subtle pathos.

Bradley brings a great deal of subtle pathos and doughty courage Hartnell's predicament, and ultimately, "An Adventure" becomes much more than a fun swing through TARDIS trivia.

Despite the actor's facility with the lighter aspects of the show, the wisest thing Moffat has done is play up the subtle pathos Capaldi brings to the role.

These subtle indicators lend pathos to the moments between the laughs.

Lurking behind the glitz they may have troubled personal lives -- perhaps their lives are tainted by emotional turbulence -- and sometimes a subtle sense of pathos filters out from just behind the eyes.

The delicate pathos and subtle comedy of their romance is a joy, and there is wonderful audacity in the way Ray shows Charulata's life at the beginning – simply looking out of the window, studying the passersby with the engaged curiosity of a true artist.

Kinnear's gift to the role is his subtle balance between thuggish menace and bruising pathos: its emotional crux is a silent long shot of him pacing with bewildered sorrow in a hospital corridor, like a bear on the end of a chain.

Outstanding among the 11 singers are Salomé Haller, a soprano, whose subtle ornaments in Mérope's lament are twisted with pathos, and Vincent Billier, whose relaxed bass-baritone contributes an appealingly robust Céphée.

These songs respond beautifully to the pathos and drama of their subject, summoning a mood with subtle musical shifts but knowing when to deploy the grand gesture.

That this highly original mashup doesn't entirely come off is, I think, mainly due to Whitaker's lack of writing experience – subtler characterisation is required for the denouement to be entirely convincing – but the combination of verve, humour and pathos make it well worth a read.