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it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees .

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undermines the possibility for an exploration of the thornier aspects of the nature/nurture argument in regards

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while maintaining the appearance of clinical objectivity , this sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman 's warmest .

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tootsie
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