The Argument (with annotations)

The Argument (with annotations)

The Argument (with annotations)

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The Argument (with annotations)

2017

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Overview

What begins as an enquiry on things that mean other things itself becomes a thing that means other things, too. And whatever exactly that thing is, the latest by one of Canada’s most ingenious auteurs is another astounding feat of cerebral and cinephilic dexterity.

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Clare Coulter

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