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Cancer Minor 
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TITLE |
American Friend, The (1977) |
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ALT__TITLE |
Der
Amerikanische Freund |
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DISABILITY |
Cancer
Leukaemia |
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COUNTRY |
France-Germany-US |
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NOTES |
Atmospheric
(and enigmatic ) adaptation of Patricia |
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Highsmith's
"Ripley's Game" |
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A picture
framer living in Hamburg is diagnosed as having |
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leukaemia.
An American art dealer whose currency is forged |
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paintings
gets the German to act as an assassin in return for |
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enough money
to look after his family. |
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But this is
an arty, referential film which is more about the |
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relation
between Germany and America than it is a thriller. |
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In German,
French and English. |
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Quiz time:
Q: What do three of the cast have in common? |
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A: Three of
them are directors (Fuller, Hopper, Ray) |
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Notes
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