McKellen enjoys the nonsense for what it is, whereas Richardson treats it with a vitreous solemnity.
The film is a succession of sweeping dramatic gestures and lofty incantations performed in an atmosphere of hushed solemnity.
"I think we should all take a deep breath and wait for the facts, " he advised with statesmanlike solemnity.
The plot is ridiculous, but Mamet dramatizes this gamy material with tremendous solemnity.
Their response followed the same arc, from solemnity to shock to hilarity.
Mr. Kurzweil's frank efforts to outwit death have earned him an exaggerated reputation for solemnity, even caused some to portray him as a humorless obsessive.
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Conceptual art in this period had many tenors and characters, and "Light Years" has balanced solemnity with goofiness, the austere and romantic.
The power of subpoena -- broad as it is -- and the power of contempt for refusing to answer -- drastic as that is -- and even the solemnity of the oath cannot ensure truthful answers.
Every tremor is treated with a frowning solemnity, and only the haunted performances of the two younger actors keep the movie alive.
The energy which ought to go into the Titian study is eventually devoted to an entirely different project, absurd in its solemnity: to give up watching the television, which in the process almost becomes human.
There was a profusion of exceptions, including religious holidays like Ash Wednesday and the Solemnity of the Ascension, but nobody, including ticket agents, seemed to know them all.
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