DICK

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DICK

The movie takes place in 1972-73 during the height of the Watergate scandal and the collapse of the Nixon presidency. Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams play two high school girls who become unwittingly involved in the Watergate scandal when they witness G. Gordon Liddy in the hotel during the bugging. They also get separated from their class during a tour of the White House and run into President Nixon himself (played by under-appreciated character actor Dan Hedaya). 

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DEATH AND THE MAIDEN

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DEATH AND THE MAIDEN

Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist.  When people discuss Roman Polanski’s work it’s usually those films that come to mind.  However, when I think Polanski, Death And The Maiden is often first and foremost in my head.  The three aforementioned films are great - but for me, Death And The Maiden, is maybe my favorite of them all (which is saying a lot given how good Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby are).

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