Often, the vast landscape becomes more than a vivid backdrop; it becomes a character in the film.

The unusual venue also provided a vivid backdrop for the hearing, the first of several that Congressional committees intended to hold.

The deputy prime minister seemed oblivious throughout to the vivid backdrop of broken bicycle wheels and overflowing rubbish bins.

But with the scandal providing a vivid and divisive backdrop to the elections, they are selling the notion that Republican zeal is blocking progress.

According to Treyarch, this one is set on the roof of a luxury hotel and casino in Cuba, "against the vivid backdrop of old Havana".

Against the vivid and bloody backdrop of the Arabs' fierce and merciless siege these three powerful men must fight to survive.

The downtown 80's milieu - the streets, clubs and parties - becomes a vivid backdrop.

Environmentally, Tasmania's picturesque landscapes and changeable weather, provide a vivid pictorial backdrop to Tasmanian literary culture.

The same tall, narrow door through which the audience has entered reveals the glimpse of a party in full swing, framed against a vivid red backdrop.

Still, it was never dull, and it provided a vivid backdrop to Ms. Malfitano's arresting Salome.