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While the Frank Capra in Hell Award Goes To...
In the most imaginative movie of the last year, it isn't World War II that haunts us but the nightmares of nirvana that followed
March
1
1999
Greil Marcus
While the Frank Capra in Hell Award Goes To...
Greil Marcus
March
1
1999
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the culture
While the Frank Capra in Hell Award Goes To...
In the most imaginative movie of the last year, it isn't World War II that haunts us but the nightmares of nirvana that followed
March
1
1999
Greil Marcus
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