"The Counselor" (2013): Although it baffled as many as it impressed, "The Counselor" has the distinction of being the first original screenplay by Cormac McCarthy ("No Country for Old Men") and the language is poetic, dense and a tad
grandiloquent. But the cast--including Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, a scary Cameron Diaz and Brad Pitt--proved more than up for the challenge.
Together, they created a powerful and
grandiloquent theatrical experience.
Through this
grandiloquent and miserable character, who comes complete with megalomaniac views on the role of Israel in the Middle East, Modiano mocks the fantasy of the powerful Jew.
At the same time, there may, of course, be good cause to question the SNP's poetic license in declaring that an independent Scotland will be able to afford a
grandiloquent welfare state sharply at variance with the depressingly austere norms in the rest of the British Isles.
The problem with most conferences is that statements are made, undertakings are given, lofty ideals are shouted from the podium and
grandiloquent communiques are issued, without measurable results being presented at conferences that follow.
In order to make a statement, it's all about bold, unabashed and
grandiloquent.
No
grandiloquent speeches by the Israeli foreign minister.
To put it less charitably, he was
grandiloquent, tempestuous, self-righteous, and stubborn to the point of pigheadedness.
Then there are those of succulence and extravagance, like illustrious, ostentatious and
grandiloquent. Many prefer to steer clear of the cold ones which convey images of a glacial, austere and callous nature; fortunately, though, these are countered by warming words which sparkle and effervesce.
People need to see proof of what they are told, for inversely, if they do not see it,
grandiloquent announcements that do not deliver, will only serve to heighten the cynicism with which the public regard politicians, flag-wavers and bureaucrats.
Paris Beuller, not yet feeling the spotlight like many of his peers in Chicago, is making some of that city's most
grandiloquent music.
Alongside the images, billboards and banners welcome the Roman Catholic prelate in slightly
grandiloquent terms.
It was with some of these juxtapositions in mind that I returned to Florence, expecting to see the same
grandiloquent fraud of a city--half totalitarian memento mori, half backpacker Hotel California--that I said good riddance to 15 years ago.
Edwin Stanton's
grandiloquent sendoff for the martyred Lincoln applies to Gore Vidal, author of the best fictive treatment our 16th president is ever likely to get.
