![]() ![]() Yoli disagrees with the psychiatrist when he releases Elf from the hospital with medications and her promise to do better. The sisters are together for several important scenes. Soon Yoli receives a call from her mother (Mare Winningham) that Elf has tried to kill herself. Her face is a drawn and wooden mask of depression. Yoli’s sister, Elf ( Sarah Gadon), is a highly regarded concert pianist. She’s grieving for her father and is blocked as writer. We meet his daughter Yoli (Alison Pill) who is dealing with a divorce and a teenager (Amybeth McNulty) as she struggles to write a new novel. When the film opens we watch the father of this family (Donal Logue) step directly in front of a train. The title of the film is from a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The characters know and frequently quote long passages by poets and writers. The dialog is lyrical, literary – like reading a literary novel. It was written and directed by Michael McGowan. ![]() A Mennonite family struggles through huge losses that they are unable to stop.Īll My Puny Sorrows is based on a novel by Miriam Toews. All My Puny Sorrows is a sad tale of depression and suicide. ![]()
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![]() The Grammy-winning vocalist overcame an abusive marriage and decades of adversity before being fully embraced as a rock ’n' roll original who exuded a raw sensuality with her commanding yet soulful voice, million-dollar legs and iconic hair. ![]() She stands as the epitome of artistic self-empowerment." "So powerful is her extraordinary, universal appeal that there is no doubt she will continue to influence generations to come. "Even after the countless awards, the 180 million album sales, the record-breaking tours, and unforgettable acting roles, Tina will be remembered most through the sheer joy of her music," Max Lousada, chief executive of recorded music for Warner Music Group, said in a statement. Turner’s death was announced in a statement from her manager, Bernard Doherty, who said she died following a long illness. ![]() I will not be broken,” Winfrey said.Ī powerhouse singer capable of squeezing every possible emotion out of songs such as “Proud Mary,” “River Deep, Mountain High” and “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” Turner died Wednesday at her home in Küsnacht, near Zurich. ![]() ![]() “Each electrifying swing of her miniskirt, every slide of her 3-inch Manolos across the stage, sends a message: I am here. For Oprah Winfrey, bearing witness to one of Tina Turner’s frenetic, high-octane performances was nothing short of a spiritual experience. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The voyage nearly ended in disaster for the ambitious crew, when they smashed into a reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands.īut all onboard managed to reach land, and return to South America safely.īut despite their attempts to copy the technologies and the route of the original expedition, the modern-day team have a very different mission.Ī crew of 12 Norwegians and one Peruvian are teaming up with a group of YouTubers in Hawaii, to broadcast the effects of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Over a period of 101 days, Heyerdahl and his five companions sailed across the Pacific Ocean, on board a balsa wood craft based on the illustrations of the Spanish conquistadores. He was determined to prove that the indigenous people had the technology to make the 4,300 mile journey. He would embark on a ground-breaking journey across the Pacific Ocean, on a fragile raft made only from materials that were available to the pre-Colombian people. ![]() In April 1947, Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove his theory that the people of South America could have settled in the islands of Polynesia. ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Taschenbuch. After all, why would her sensible, sixty-eight-year-old aunt borrow $20,000 just days before her death? With the help of the knitting regulars at House of Lambspun, Kelly's about to get a few lessons in cranking out a sumptuously colored scarf-and in luring a killer out of hiding. The police are convinced that her Aunt Helen's death was the result of a burglary gone bad, but for the accountant in Kelly, things just aren't adding up. ![]() ![]() But coming back to Colorado for her beloved aunt's funeral wasn't the kind of excitement she was seeking. Kelly would be the first to admit her life in Washington, D.C., is a little on the dull side. Now, Kelly is about to learn how to knit one, purl two, and untangle the mystery behind her aunt's murder. FIRST IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING KNITTING MYSTERY SERIES!ĭespite the fact that her aunt was an expert knitter, Kelly Flynn never picked up a pair of knitting needles she liked-until she strolled into House of Lambspun. ![]() |