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From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Date: 20080704
Author:Jeff Vice Deseret News

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THE DUCHESS OF LANGEAIS -- **-- This adaptation of an Honore de Balzac novel, about an ill-fated romance, is so slow-moving that it's nearly impenetrable. French with subtitles, running time: 137 minutes, not rated, probable PG-13 (violence, vulgarity, mild profanity)

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CITY OF GOD -- ****-- This Oscar-nominated look at violence in Brazil is a must-see, if you can stomach the violence. Portuguese with subtitles. Running time: 130 minutes, R (violence, profanity, drug use, vulgarity, gore, rape, brief nudity, brief sex, racial epithets) (tonight and Saturday: ...

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