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[…]se the admissions haven’t, ironically,reached the same. So, you know, to that extent I feel vindicated.SF: Sorry, you’re right. How do you feel about British cinema, and I don’t just mean KenLoach and Mike Leigh?Well, it’s been in a bad patch and there hasn’t been much filmmaking going on except via[…]
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