FILM REVIEWS:
DRAMA, INTERNATIONAL & INDEPENDENT
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THE ACE OF HEARTS. 1921
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AFFAIR IN MONTE CARLO; aka, 24 HOURS OF A WOMAN'S LIFE. 1952
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AFTER THE RAIN. 1999
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L'AGE D'OR. 1930
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AKEELAH & THE BEE. 2006
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ALL OVER ME. 1997
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AMISTAD. 1997
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ANGEL-A. 2005
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ANGELA. 1995
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ANNA LUCASTA. 1959
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ARROWSMITH. 1931
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ASHIK KERIB (ASHUGI QARIBI) 1988
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THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON. 2004
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AU HASARD BALTHAZAR. 1966
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AUDUNSSON, BIRGER PALL, SHORT FILMS OF
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AUTUMN FIRE. 1930-33
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THE AVIATOR. 2004
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L'AVVENTURA (THE ADVENTURE; aka, THE FLING) 1960
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BAND OF FOUR (LA BANDE DES QUATRE) 1988
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BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA. 1996
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BEAT. 2000
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THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED (DA BATTRE MON COEUR S'EST ARRETE) 2005
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BEYOND THE SEA, 2004
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BEYOND TOMORROW. 1940
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BIRDY. 1984
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BIRTH. 2004
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A BITTER SONG. 1990
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THE BLACK BOOK. 1949
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BLACK SNAKE MOAN. 2006
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BLIND BEAST, 1969
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BLIND HUSBAND. 1919
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BLOOD & SAND. 1922
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BODY & SOUL. 1925
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BORDERLINE. 1930
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BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING. 1932
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THE BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE. 1976
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THE BOYS CLUB. 1997
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BREAD & TULIPS. 2000
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BREAKFAST ON PLUTO. 2005
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BROKEN FLOWERS. 2005
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BROKEN STRINGS. 1940
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BROKEN WINGS, 2004
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A BRONX TALE. 1993
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THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. 1978
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BUFFALO '66. 1998
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BUTTERFLY KISS. 1994
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BY HOOK OR BY CROOK. 2002
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CAMILLE. 1921
- CAMILLE. 1936
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LA CEREMONIE. 1995
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CHANGING LANES. 2002
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CHANNELLING BABY. 1999
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A CHRISTMAS ACCIDENT. 1912
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CHRISTMAS WITHOUT SNOW. 1980
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CHRYSTAL. 2004
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CITY OF GHOSTS, 2003
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THE CITY OF NO LIMITS (EN LA CIUDAD SIN LIMITES) 2003
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CLEO, 1961
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CHLOE, LOVE IS CALLING YOU. 1934
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THE CHUMSCRUBBER. 2005
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CIRCLE OF DECEIT; aka, FALSE WITNESS (DIE FALSCHUNG) 1981
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CLAIRE. 2001
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CLEAN. 2004
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CLOSE YOUR EYES & HOLD ME (MO WO TOJITE DAITE) 1998
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COCKFIGHTER. 1974
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THE COLD ROOM, 1984
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COMING TO AMERICA. 1988
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COMPTINE D'UN AUTRE ETE. 2006
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CONGRATULATIONS, IT'S A BOY. 1971
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THE CONVENT (O CONVENTO) 1995
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CORNBREAD, EARL & ME, 1974
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CRAZED FRUIT (KURUTTA KAIJITSU) 1956
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CRIA CUERVOS; aka, CRIA! (RAISE RAVENS) 1976
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CROSSROADS: A STORY OF FORGIVENESS. 2007
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THE CRYING GAME. 1992
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DADDY NOSTALGIA (DADDY NOSTALGIE) 1990
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DAMNATION (KARHOZAT) 1988
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DANGEROUS BEAUTY; aka, A DESTINY OF HER OWN; or, THE HONEST COURTESAN. 1998
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DARLING. 1965
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DAWN TO DAWN; aka, BLACK DAWN. 1933
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DAY OF THE LOCUST. 1975
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DEAD RINGERS. 1988
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DEADLY DRIFTER; aka, OUT. 1982
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THE DEATH OF MISTER LAZARESCU (MOARTEA DOMNULUI LAZARESCU) 2005
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DE-LOVELY. 2004
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DESERT BLUE, 1998
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THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER. 1939
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DEVILS ON THE DOORSTEP. 2000
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DIAMOND MEN. 2000
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THE DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID (LE JOURNAL D'UNE FEMME DE CHAMBRE) 1964
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DIARY OF A LOST GIRL. 1929
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DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS (ANDERS ALS DIE ANDERN) 1919
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THE DOE BOY. 2001
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DOG PROBLEM. 2006
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DOGVILLE, 2004
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DOLLS. 2002
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DOLORES CLAIBORNE. 1995
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DOTTIE GETS SPANKED. 1993
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THE CORMORANT. 1992
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DIRTY FILTHY LOVE. 2004
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DOWNFALL (DER UNTERGANG) 2004
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DUMMY, 2003
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THE EEL. 1997
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84 CHARING CROSS ROAD. 1996
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EMPEROR JONES. 1933
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ENOUGH. 2002
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ETERNITY & A DAY (MIA AIONIOTITA KAI MIA MERA) 1998
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EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED. 2006
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THE EX-CONVICT. 1904
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EXOTICA, 1994
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FACES. 1968
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FALL. 2006
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FALLING ANGELS. 2005
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FALLING LEAVES. 1912
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FINAL DRAFT. 2007
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FIRESIDE REMINISCENCES. 1908
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FIVE CORNERS. 1987
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FLUKE. 1995
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FLY AWAY HOME. 1996
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THE FLYING CAMEL (HA'GAMAL H'MEOFEF) 1994
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A FOOL THERE WAS. 1915
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FORBIDDEN GAMES (JEUX INTERDITS). 1952
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GEORGE WASHINGTON. 2000
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GLEASON. 2002
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GO FISH. 1994
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GOOD NIGHT, & GOOD LUCK
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THE GREAT GABBO. 1929
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GUEST IN THE HOUSE; aka, SATAN IN SKIRTS. 1944
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HALF LIGHT. 2006
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HALLELUJAH. 1929
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THE HANGING GARDEN, 1998
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THE HAWK IS DYING. 2006
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HEART OF LIGHT (QAAMARNGUP UUMMATAA; aka, LYSETS HJERTE) 1998
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HEARTS OF ATLANTIS. 2001
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HEAVY. 1995
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HER BROTHER; aka, YOUNGER BROTHER (OTOTO) 1960
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HIGH ART. 1998
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HOLLYWOODLAND. 2006
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HOUR OF THE WOLF. 1968
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HUKKLE. 2002
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I AM SAM. 2001
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I CAN'T SLEEP, 1995
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THE IDIOT (HAKUCHI) 1951
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IKIRU (TO LIVE!) 1952
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I'LL CRY TOMORROW. 1955
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IMITATION OF LIFE. 1934
- IMITATION OF LIFE. 1959
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IN THE SOUP. 1992
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IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH. 2007
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THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE. 1995
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INDESCRETION OF AN AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (STAZIONE TERMINI) 1954
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INDISCREET. 1931
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INSTINCT. 1999
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INSTITUTE BENJAMENTA: THIS DREAM PEOPLE CALL HUMAN LIFE. 1995
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THE ISLAND MONSTER, 1954 (IL MOSTRO DEL'ISOLA, 1953)
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INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE. 1999
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IRMA VEP. 1996
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IT ALL STARTS TODAY (CA COMMENCE AUJOURD'HUI) 1999
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THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY. 1950
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JAKOB, DER LUGNER (JACOB THE LIAR) 1975
- JAKOB THE LIAR. 1999
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JAPANESE STORY, 2003
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JOYLESS STREET (DIE FREUDLOSE GASSE) 1925
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JUDY BERLIN. 1999
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JUNO. 2007
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JUST LIKE A WOMAN. 1992
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KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN. 1906
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KEANE. 2004
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KISSED. 1996
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THE KLEPTOMANIAC. 1905
KONTROLL. 2004
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THE LADY OF BURLESQUE; aka, STRIPTEASE LADY. 1943
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LAST DAYS. 2005
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THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. 2006
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LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE, 2003
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THE LAST SIGN. 2005
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THE LAZARUS SYNDROME. 1978
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THE LEGEND OF 1900. 1998
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LEVITY. 2003
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LIFE ACCORDING TO MURIEL (LA VIDA SEGUN MURIEL) 1997
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LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LA VITE E BELLA) 1997
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LIFE OF AN AMERICAN FIREMAN. 1903
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LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT. 2002
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LILIOM. 1934
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LITTLE FISH. 2006
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THE LONE GAME: A RED CROSS SEAL STORY. 1915
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LOST IN THE PERSHING POINT HOTEL. 2000
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LOST IN TRANSLATION, 2003
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THE LOST ZEPPELIN. 1929
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LOUISIANA STORY, 1948
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LOVE LIZA. 2001
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LOVE THE HARD WAY. 2001
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THE LOWER DEPTHS (LES BAS-FONDS) 1936
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LUNA'S GAME (JUEGO DE LUNA) 2001
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THE LUZHIN DEFENSE. 2001
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M. BUTTERFLY. 1993
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MACARIO. 1960
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MADADAYO, 2000
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MADEMOISELLE. 1966
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THE MAGICIAN. 1958
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MAGNOLIA. 1999
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THE MAJESTIC. 2001
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MAN ON THE TRAIN. 2002
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THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE. 1993
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ME & YOU & EVERYONE WE KNOW. 2005
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THE MEN. 1950
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MEN OF YESTERDAY. 1936
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LE MENAGE MODERNE DU MADAME BUTTERFLY. 1920
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THE MERCHANT OF SCARSDALE; aka, A STORM IN SUMMER. 1970
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MIKAEL (MICHAEL) 1923
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THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER. 1905
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MILWAUKEE, MINNESOTA. 2003
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MONDAYS IN THE SUN (LOS LUNES AL SOL) 2002
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MOONLIGHT MILE. 2002
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MORVERN CALLAR. 2002
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MOUNTAIN PATROL: KEKEXILI. 2004
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MUHOMATSU NO ISSHI (THE RICKSHAW MAN) 1943
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MR. McCALLISTER'S CIGARETTE HOLDER. 1994
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MY LIFE WITHOUT ME. 2003
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MYSTIC RIVER. 2003
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NEW ORLEANS. 1947
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NEW WATERFORD GIRL. 1999
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THE NIGHT & THE MOMENT. 1994
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THE NIGHT PORTER (IL PORTIERE DI NOTTE) 1974
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NO HIGHWAY IN THE SKY. 1951
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NOEL. 2004
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THE NORTH STAR. 1943
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NOT AS A STRANGER. 1955
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LE NOTTI BIANCHE (WHITE NIGHTS) 1957
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O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE. 1952
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OF FREAKS & MEN. 1998
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ONCE WERE WARRIORS. 1994
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ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. 1975
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ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. 1914
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ONE WONDERFUL SUNDAY. 1947
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ONCE. 2006
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OPENING NIGHT. 1979
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OSCAR & LUCINDA. 1997
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OSHO (THE SHOGI KING; aka, THE KING) 1948
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THE OUTSIDERS. 1983
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OVER THE EDGE. 1979
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PANDORA'S BOX. 1929
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THE PASSER-BY. 1912
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PEACH. 1995
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PERMANENT RECORD, 1988
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PETITS FRERES. 1999
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THE PHOTOGRAPHER. 2000
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PRANCER. 1989
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THE PRESTIGE. 2006
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THE PROFESSIONAL (LEON) 1994
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THE PUBLIC & PRIVATE CARE OF INFANTS. 1912
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PUCE MOMENT. 1949
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POISON, 1991
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PORT OF SHADOWS (LE QUAI DES BRUMES) 1939
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PORTRAIT OF JENNY. 1948
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PRINCESS CARABOO. 1994
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PROZAC NATION. 2003
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PUMP UP THE VOLUME. 1990
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PUMPKIN. 2002
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A QUESTION OF SILENCE (DE STILTE ROND CHRISTINE M.) 1982
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THE QUIET. 2005
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RACING WITH THE MOON. 1984
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RAJA (RAJA L'AFRICANE) 2004
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READ MY LIPS (SUR MES LEVRES) 2001
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THE RECKONING. 2004
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REGARDING HENRY. 1991
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REIGN OF TERROR. 1949
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REPULSION. 1965
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RESCUE DAWN. 2006
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RHAPSODY IN AUGUST. 1991
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RIDING ALONE FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES. 2006
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THE ROAD HOME. 1999
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ROBINSON'S GARDEN (ROBINSON NO NIWA) 1987
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ROOM. 2005
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ROOM AT THE TOP. 1959
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RUMBLE FISH. 1983
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SABOTEUR. 1942
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SALMONBERRIES. 1991
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THE SAND PEBBLES. 1966
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SANSHO THE BAILIFF. 1954
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SAVAGES. 1972
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THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP (LA SCIENCE DES REVES) 2006
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SCORPIO RISING. 1964
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SECOND AWAKENING OF CHRISTINA KLAGES (DAS ZWEITE ERWACHEN DER CHRISTA KLAGES) 1977
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THE SERPENT'S EGG. 1978
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THE SET-UP. 1949
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THE SEVEN AGES. 1905
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SEX IN CHAINS. 1928
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SHADOWLANDS, 1993
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SHALL WE DANCE? (SHALL WE DANSU?) 1995
- SHALL WE DANCE? 2004
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SHIKOKU. 1999
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THE SHOP ON MAIN STREET (OBCHOD NO KORZE) 1965
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SILENCE OF THE HEART, 1984
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SIMPLE MEN. 1992
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SINGLE WHITE FEMALE. 1992
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SISTER MY SISTER. 1994
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6IXTYNIN9. 1999
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THE SLEEPING TIGER. 1954
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THE SMALL BACK ROOM; aka, HOUR OF GLORY. 1949
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SMALL CHANGE (L'ARGENT DE POUCHE) 1976
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SONG OF FREEDOM. 1936
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SON OF RAMBOW. 2007
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SOULS IN PAWN; aka, BOOTLEG BABIES. 1940
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THE SOUTHERNER. 1945
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SPECTRES, 2004
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SPIDER. 2002
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THE STATION AGENT, 2003
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THE STING. 1973
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A STORM IN SUMMER. 2000
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THE STRAIGHT STORY. 1999
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THE STRANGE WOMAN. 1946
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STRANGER INSIDE. 2001
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THE STRENUOUS LIFE; OR, ANTI-RACE SUICIDE. 1904
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SUBURBIA; aka, THE WILD STREETS; or, REBE; STREETS. 1983
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SUBWAY. 1985
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SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER. 1959
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SWEET & LOWDOWN. 1999
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THE SWIMMER. 1968
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TALE THE AUTUMN LEAVES TOLD. 1908
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A TALKING PICTURE. 2003
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TEACHER, TEACHER. 1969
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TEN CANOES. 2006
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THE TERMINAL. 2004
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THERE WAS A WAR WHEN I WAS A CHILD (KODOMO NO KORO SENSO GA ATTA) 1981
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THERE'S ALWAYS VANILLA. 1971
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13 MOONS. 2002
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THUMBSUCKER, 2005
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TIDELAND. 2005
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TILL HUMAN VOICES WAKE US. 2002
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TIM. 1979
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TIPPING THE VELVET. 2002
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TIPTOES. 2003
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TREADING WATER. 2001
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LA TRUIT (THE TROUT) 1982
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12 ANGRY MEN. 1957
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25th HOUR. 2002
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TWILIGHT OF A WOMAN'S SOUL (SUMERKI ZHENSKOI DUSHI) 1913
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ULEE'S GOLD. 1997
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THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH. 1989
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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; OR, SLAVERY DAYS. 1903
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UNDEFEATED. 2003
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AN UNFINISHED LIFE. 2005
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AN UNSULLIED SHIELD. 1912
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VAMPIRE'S KISS. 1989
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VERONICA GUERIN. 2003
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VERY ANNIE MARY. 2001
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VICTIM. 1961
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LA VIE EN ROSE; aka, LA MOMA (THE KID) 2007
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VINGARNE (WINGS) 1916
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VIRGIN MACHINE (DIE JNGFRUENMASCHINE) 1988
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VISITORS. 2003
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THE VOICE OF THE VIOLIN. 1915
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THE WAGES OF SIN; aka, FEMALE SLAVES. 1938
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WARM WATER UNDER A RED BRIDGE, 2002
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THE WEATHER MAN. 2005
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WEDDING IN WHITE. 1972
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THE WEDDING MARCH. 1928
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THE WEIGHT OF WATER, 2001
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WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE. 1993
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WHEN THE BELL CHIMED 13; aka, 13 CURSES (TRECE CAMPANADAS; aka, 13 BADALADAS) 2002
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THE WHOLE DAM FAMILY & THE DAM DOG. 1905
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WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES (WERCKMEISTER HARMONIAK) 2001
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THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF (SHIAWASE NO KIIROI HANKACHI) 1977
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O HO HO. 1981
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YOU CAN COUNT ON ME. 2000
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ZELARY. 2003
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ZELLY & ME. 1988
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