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One of my favorite films of all time


No denying that the acting was amazing and mesmerizing, the story riveting, and the music during the closing credits captured not only the essence of this tragedy but seemingly all the sadness and loneliness of life...

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Not to mention the use of Billie Holliday's "Ill Wind" to underscore the hopelessness and deep tension of the film's center, waiting for the inevitable catastrophe. Some viewers are apparently disenchanted with that extended portion, and fail to "get" what is going on in the heads of Nene and Angel. It takes a while to figure it out, but it's all there.

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