Just 74 minutes long, it's a tantalising road movie that succeeds both as tender lament for departed loved ones and cultures, and as mischievous comedy on the same subject.
There is a matter-of-factness about the magicians' magic, a consistency about the parameters of the circus world, that succeeds both in itself and as a comment upon the need for and nature of illusion in general.
The 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire (set in Mumbai), 2003's Lost in Translation (set in Tokyo) and 1999's Notting Hill (set in West London) all are examples of films that succeed on both counts, Sellgren said.
The guilt-ridden father's obsessive quest, over many years, to find his son was balanced against Baptiste's methodical police work in a story that succeeded in both emotional and procedural terms, and declined to offer any gratuitously uplifting resolutions.
It was a long time coming, sure, but it appears Airbnb has an app that succeeds on both fronts.
What's remarkable is that his designs succeed both in incorporating such ideas and as energetic, innovatively crafted fashion.
The Hoyas historically have been well regarded not only for their team success, but also for their ability to generate players that after graduation succeed both on the court, such as Patrick Ewing, and off, such as Paul Tagliabue and Henry Hyde.
The winners will be the companies that succeed in combining both.
"I believe that [the cheerleaders] should have all of the protections that they need to succeed both on and off the field," said New York assemblywoman Nily Rozic, who earlier this summer, introduced the Cheerleaders' Fair Pay Act for her state, an act that would require New York's professional sports teams to classify cheerleaders as employees.
