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[Carl Remick]

>Same here.  Among the things I liked about the film was the almost
>total absence of a moral story and emotions (a signature of American
>literature and film) - just a slow progression of events devoid of any
>"deep meaning" - which created a nice sense of detachment and
>alienation.  I guess that does not sail very well with most of the
>US-ers who love morality plays.
>
>Wojtek

In that case, you'll probably enjoy Andy Warhol's flick Empire (1964), a 
stationary shot of the Empire State Building that runs eight hours six 
minutes.  It's as slow a progression of events devoid of any "deep meaning" 
as you can get.

Carl

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