| A sign which almost invariably presages the decadence of an aristocracy is the intrusion of humanitarian feelings and of affected sentimentalizing which render the aristocracy incapable of defending its position. |
| This is not mere sentimentalizing, but a way of reconciling the dreams and aspirations of the past with present reality. |
| It warns us against sentimentalizing the deaths of innocents while also reminding us of the catalytic power of empathy. |
| Troell captures perfect period detail and creates a convincing, lower working-class world that allows its residents their dignity without sentimentalizing them. |
| At the same time, seeing them in a humorous light helps me to avoid sentimentalizing them. |
| Matthew, unlike the Hollywood tradition of Jesus movies, although there is a kind of sentimentalizing of the peasants. |
