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Now showing — The Cat Returns · 5 works

  • The Wire Television · 2000s

    Baltimore's institutions examined season by season. The novel as television.

    PowerSurveillanceNature
  • She and Her Cat Anime · 1990s

    She and Her Cat is a 1999 anime title tied to Makoto Shinkai and Tenmon and Japan. It keeps the animated field legible through atmosphere, genre range, and exact-title recall.

    FolkloreIdentitySurveillance
  • The Cat Returns Anime · 2000s

    The Cat Returns is a 2002 anime title tied to Hiroyuki Morita and Yuji Nomi and Japan. It keeps the animated field legible through atmosphere, genre range, and exact-title recall.

    MigrationFolkloreIdentity
  • The Sopranos Television · 1990s

    A New Jersey mob boss in therapy. The show that invented prestige television.

    PowerSurveillanceUrban isolation
  • The 400 Blows Film · 1950s

    A troubled Parisian boy's struggle against family and school. The iconic final freeze frame.

    After-hoursLongingUrban isolation
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