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Merkel; The Great Escaper
Merkel I think this was my first Curzon film watched at home. A pretty straightforward documentary about Merkel’s life and career, broadly uncritical/hagiographic. The Great Escaper A pretty straightforward biopic telling the true story of a D-Day veteran who missed … Continue reading
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