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"ref": "2010 May 25, “Premier”, in Home Cinema Choice, number 180, page 11:",
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"ref": "1998 February 17, Don Romesburg, “15 Years ago: Hungry for Deneuve”, in Advocate, number 753, page 10:",
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"ref": "2010, Dennis Willis, Flick Nation: 2010 Movie Yearbook, page 223:",
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