To plain vanilla countryside, Ms. Bowling's softly brushed works bring a touch of soul.
Michael Haneke Sunday 15 November 2009 Numerous novelists, dramatists and film-makers have been attracted to the period immediately preceding the outbreak of the first world war to give their work a touch of nostalgia, irony or historical resonance.
Numerous novelists, dramatists and film-makers have been attracted to the period immediately preceding the outbreak of the First World War to give their work a touch of nostalgia, irony or historical resonance.
In the same way as the name drop works, an occasional touch of the arm or leg works too!
Even her ultimate devotion to good works exudes a touch of penitential excess that steers well clear of sentimentality.
It has been suggested the work contains "a touch of sadism".
After a fortunate chain of events, a lot of work and a touch of luck, Trent Kowalik, 13, walked onstage earlier this month to open the sold-out Broadway musical of the same name.
The ondes-martenot, played by Valerie Hartmann-Claverie, gives the work just a touch of sci-fi-flick playfulness, which prevents the overt spirituality from seeming too precious.
The actress, like her character, is out on a limb much of the time, but there's humor in Blanchett's work, and a touch of self-mockery as well as an eloquent sadness.
On one level, the film represents Hou's first foray into the wuxia genre, replete with the traditional "martial chivalry" tropes of balletic fight scenes, flying wire-work, and a touch of dark magic.
