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" I love escaping into film, because everyday life I find quite troublesome. So any excuse to go into a cinema and say goodbye to the world for a couple of hours, or in a book or whatever, is great. "

Alison Goldfrapp

Goodbye

World

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True

Got

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Ignore

Kid

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