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Now showing — The narrative is introspection and revelation · 5 works

  • The Wire Television · 2000s

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

    PowerSurveillanceNature
  • The Sopranos Television · 1990s

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

    PowerSurveillanceUrban isolation
  • The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Books · 1830s

    The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is a 1838 book by Edgar Allan Poe, linked to United States and English. It keeps the reading field grounded in identifiable authorship and place.

    PowerMemoryMigration
  • The Godfather Film · 1970s

    The Corleone family saga. Power, loyalty, and the corruption of the American dream.

    PowerAfter-hoursLonging
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc Film · 1920s

    Joan's trial in extreme close-up. The human face as the landscape of silent cinema.

    NatureAfter-hoursLonging
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