Danish director Bille August is probably best known in America for The House of Spirits (with Winona Ryder), Smilla’s Sense of Snow (with Julia Ormand) and Les Misérables (with Uma Thurman). He also helmed several episodes of the ’90s Young Indiana Jones series. He dominated the art house in 1987 with Pelle the Conqueror. The … Read more
To “take on the mantle” means to assume the responsibilities, role, or position of importance, often as a successor to someone who held it before, like inheriting a leadership role or a significant duty. The phrase comes from the biblical story where Elisha took on Elijah’s “mantle” (his cloak) to
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