Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality, and the result … - Manuel Puig

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President Obama is going to take two weeks to unwind, as opposed to President Bush, who never wound.

Manuel Puig

Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality, and the result is nothing but a photographing of that reality.

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Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious controls our lives.

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