Told from a variety of perspectives, it remains one of the most powerful and complex portraits of people trapped in the urban ghetto.

Pith, prescience and intellectual passion often coalesce to provide a powerful European portrait.

Very few of the "portraits of power" are powerful portraits.

Set in 1962, it is a powerful portrait of a family imploding.

The story is a powerful portrait of a fading way of life.

Still, the volume leaves the reader with a powerful portrait of one girl's journey through the purgatory of depression, and back.

Almost without exception, their goal is to enjoy the life that remains, and the ultimate effect of these powerful portraits is surprisingly upbeat.

He became well-known for his powerful portraits, which observers said seemed to radiate from the eyes of the subject.

But it is otherwise a powerful portrait of a woman excluded by tradition, here from a ritual of prayer.

Then a screen came down, covering the powerful portrait of Mr. Pacino that filled the stage.