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Rüdiger Tomczak

@shomingeki.bsky.social
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editor of the filmmagazine shomingeki: shomingeki.org, shomingekionline.org and shomingekiblog.blogspot.com I live in Berlin and among the living I adore the filmmaker Aparna Sen, Terrence Malick and Hou Hsiao Hsien.

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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
shomingekionline.org/2026/09/20/g... A New text by Andrea Grunert on ICHI.
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Gender, genre and violence in Fumihiko Sori’s Ichi
by Andrea Grunert   Right from the opening credits, a direct link is established between Fumihiko Sori’s Ichi (2008) and Kan Shimozawa’s short story “The Tale of Zatoichi” (“Zatōichi monogatar…
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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VATERLAND: Vater, Bruder, Schwester, Tod -
Sandra Hüller spielt Erika Mann, die 1949 ihren Vater Thomas Mann durch das zerstörte Deutschland, Ost und West, fährt. Unser erster Eindruck direkt nach dem Kino im Podcast.
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Notes on Nostalgia De La Luz (Nostalgia for the Light) by Patricio Guzman, Chile/Spain/France/Germany: 2010
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/note... Rest in peace Patricio Guzman!
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Notes on La Batalla de Chile by Patrico Guzman, Chile /France: 1975-1979
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Notes on Not A Hero, by Rima Das, India, Singapore: 2026-Berlin Filmfestival 2026 II.-Generation
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SchönerDenken FilmPodcast @schoener-denken.de · 05/09/2026
DAS ENDE DER STERNE von #RidleyScott bekommt nicht viel Aufmerksamkeit und bestimmt viele schlechte Kritiken. Aber ich mochte, dass es eigentlich eine Liebesgeschichte mit moralischem Unterton ist - eine Art postapokalyptisches JENSEITS VON AFRIKA. schoener-denken.de/blog/das-end... #filmsky
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DAS ENDE DER STERNE: Die Liebe in den Zeiten der Pandemie -
Nach einer globalen Pandemie versucht der Pilot Hig in einer postapokalyptischen Welt zu überleben. Als er eine junge Frau trifft, ändert sich alles. Unser erster Eindruck direkt nach dem Kino im Podc...
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SchönerDenken FilmPodcast @schoener-denken.de · 01/09/2026
Da gehört schon eine Portion Mut dazu, das mittlerweile ausgelutschte Genre „Menschen kämpfen gegen Dinosaurier“ zu bedienen. Unser erster Eindruck im Kurz-Podcast direkt nach dem Kino von THE END OF OAK STREET - mit sehr unterschiedlichen Meinungen :-) schoener-denken.de/blog/the-end... #filmsky
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THE END OF OAK STREET: Mama, das ist ein Dinosaurier vor dem Fenster -
Eine Familie in einer amerikanischen Vorstadt bekommt es plötzlich mit Dinosauriern zu tun. Unser erster Eindruck direkt nach dem Kino im Podcast.
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Die Petition Rettet das Stern-Kino! Schließung der Sternlichtspiele Bonn verhindern ist mir wichtig! ✍️ Bitte unterschreibe auch: openpetition.de/sternkino
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Rettet das Stern-Kino! Schließung der Sternlichtspiele Bonn verhindern - Online-Petition
Der aktuelle Betreiber CineStar hat angekündigt, die Sternlichtspiele Bonn nach über 110 Jahren Kinokultur im November 2026 schließen zu wollen. Das wollen wir, eine Initiative aus Mitarbeitenden des ...
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/clau... 18 years agon, my friend, the activist for Independent Cinema Claude Forget passed away. Through him, I had an access to Independent Cinema from Quebec, from the legendary pioneers like Gilles Groulx or Jaen-Piere Lefebre to a lot of young filmmaker.
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Claudes Hands - Homage to Claude Forget (1949 - 2008)
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Assam filmmaker Rima Das' 'Not a Hero' wins Best Indie Film at Melbourne festival
The film follows an 11-yr-old boy who is sent from the city to his ancestral village where he joins a group of village children on a series of adventures
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Notes on Luv´In The Black Country by Mathew E. Carter, England: 2010
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The Yale Review @yalereview.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
"Malick endows even his most minor characters with humanity, which he views as a kind of holiness." Bilge Ebiri on why Terrence Malick is the most influential director.
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Bilge Ebiri: “Why Terrence Malick Is the Most Influential Director”
Bilge Ebiri explores filmmaker Terrence Malick’s vision of grace and his far-ranging influence on American cinema.
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
My second watching of Spielberg´s Disclosure Day, and I even love it more than after the first time. If this would be his last film as a director, one can call it one of the great swan songs in recent film history.
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SchönerDenken FilmPodcast @schoener-denken.de · 25/07/2026
Hat Matt Damon Nolans DIE ODYSSEE gut getan? Ist IMAX mehr als eine fixe Idee? Wieviel muss man vorher über griechische Mythologie wissen? Haben wir uns alles vor dem Film gefragt. Unser erster Eindruck direkt nach dem Kino: schoener-denken.de/blog/odyssee... #filmsky
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DIE ODYSSEE: Ein Mann will nach Hause -
Christopher Nolan hat sich an Homers fast 3.000 Jahre altes Epos gewagt und einen großen Film mit Starbesetzung abgeliefert. Unser erster Eindruck direkt nach dem Kino im Podcast.
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/note... Found this piece I wrote 10 years ago and which I have almost forgotten.
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Notes On Interstellar by Christopher Nolan, USA: 2014
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
shomingekionline.org/2021/11/14/t... After a while watched Aparna SAen´s great film debut as a director again.
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The Christmas Cake – on a scene from 36 Chowringhee Lane by Aparna Sen, India: 1981
„She wanted to warm herself,“ the people said. No one imagined what beautiful things she had seen, and how happily she had gone with her old grandmother into the bright New Year. (The G…
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
And finally for the second vote among the nomintated films for the Fipresci Poll for the film of the year, I gave my vote to Hamnet by Chloé Zhao.
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
shomingekionline.org/2026/07/14/l... ein neuer text von Andrea Grunert
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Law and revenge in Masato Harada’s Killing for the Prosecution
by Andrea Grunert During his distinguished career as a director, Masato Harada (1949-2025), who passed away in December 2025, explored the pervasive nature of systemic corruption in Japanese societ…
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
shomingekionline.org/2018/08/02/3... schon wieder 8 Jahre her, mein schönstes Kinoerlebnis im Sommer 2018
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Erinnerungen an einen paradiesischen Kinosommer – 303, von Hans Weingartner, Deutschland: 2018
(For the English version, please click here I „Das sind Dinge, die man entdeckt, wenn man in die Welt hinaus wandert: indem man das Leben anderer Menschen kennenlernt, beginnt man das eigene in e…
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
My nominates for the Fipresci poll Film of the year (between July 25 and End of June 26) are. -Not A Hero, Rima Das, -Hamnet, Chloé Zhao -The Testament of Ann Lee, Mona Fastvold
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Notes on Aājoor, by Aaryan Chandra Prakash, India. 2024
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2025/02/note... Der tolle Film ist bald im Babylon Mitte zu sehen (Indo-German Filmfestival) , leider ohne mich, denn mit gebrochenem Fuss schaffe ich es nicht ins Kino. Da blutet das Herz.
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Notes on Village Rockstars 2, by Rima Das, India: 2024 (Berlinale-Generation)
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Notes on Not A Hero, by Rima Das, India, Singapore: 2026-Berlin Filmfestival 2026 II.-Generation
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SchönerDenken FilmPodcast @schoener-denken.de · 22/06/2026
DISCLOSURE DAY: Ein Ausserirdischen-Märchen von Steven Spielberg, optimistisch-naiv, rasant, unterhaltsam aber nicht ohne Schwächen (der Hirsch!). Unser erster Eindruck in weniger als 12 Minuten direkt nach dem Kino im Podcast, auch mit kritischen Tönen: schoener-denken.de/blog/disclos... #filmsky
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DISCLOSURE DAY: Die Wahrheit ist da draußen - und im Fernsehen -
Spielberg kehrt mit einem rasanten Thriller zurück zu UFOs und Ausserirdischen, in dem Emily Blunt die Sprache der Aliens spricht. Unser erster Eindruck direkt nach dem Kino im Podcast.
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/note... Thanks to young filmmaker Aaryan Chandra Prakash, Indian Cinema can add another excellent film to its long tradition of excellent Coming of Age-films.
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Notes on Aājoor, by Aaryan Chandra Prakash, India. 2024
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Laudatio Aparna Sen
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Notes on Not A Hero, by Rima Das, India, Singapore: 2026-Berlin Filmfestival 2026 II.-Generation
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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The Fabelmans, by Steven Spielberg, USA: 2022
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
www.perlentaucher.de/im-kino/film... schöner Text von Karin Doerksen über Disclosure Day von Steven Spielberg.
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Katrin Doerksen - Filmkritik zu "Disclosure Day" von Steven Spielberg - Im Kino
Katrin Doerksen: Im Kino vom 09.06.2026
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
After some months, finally Steven Spielberg´s new film Disclosure Day was a fest and I think it is probably his finest science fiction film and the perfect alternative to the FIFA football championship.
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/note... Thanks to young filmmaker Aaryan Chandra Prakash, Indian Cinema can add another excellent film to its long tradition of excellent Coming of Age-films.
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Notes on Aājoor, by Aaryan Chandra Prakash, India. 2024
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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Notes on Nae Irumeun (My Name), by Chung Ji-young, Korea: 2026-Berlin Filmfestival 2026 I.-Forum
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/laud... Finally here is the english original version of my laudatio for Aparna sen, April 2024 at the Red Lotus Asian Filmfestival, Vienna.
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Laudatio Aparna Sen
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Notes on Not A Hero, by Rima Das, India, Singapore: 2026-Berlin Filmfestival 2026 II.-Generation
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Notes on Ghost School, by Seemab Gul, Pakistan/Germany/Saudi-Arabia: 2025-Berlin Filmfestival 2026 IV.-Generation
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/laud... Finally here is the english original version of my laudatio for Aparna sen, April 2024 at the Red Lotus Asian Filmfestival, Vienna.
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Laudatio Aparna Sen
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Happy Birthday, Rima Das!
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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MUSUKO (Sons)
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
www.shomingeki.org
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http://shomingeki.org
Startseite, Inhaltsverzeichnis Homepage of the filmmagazine shomingeki
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/tree... 15 years ago, this masterpiece had its world premiere.
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The Tree of Life, by Terrence Malick, USA: 2011
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
shomingekionline.org/2026/05/07/s... Andrea Grunert wrote about the International short film festival, Oberhausen
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Some Thoughts on the 72nd International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen (28 April – 3rd May 2026)
By Andrea Grunert   I am writing these lines after attending the internationally acclaimed short film festival in Oberhausen, a city in the Ruhr-area, once a major industrial heartland of Euro…
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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Notes on Nae Irumeun (My Name), by Chung Ji-young, Korea: 2026-Berlin Filmfestival 2026 I.-Forum
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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Notes on Sweet Thing by Alexandre Rockwell, USA: 2020-Berlin Filmfestival VII.-Generationkplus
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
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Notes on Not A Hero, by Rima Das, India, Singapore: 2026-Berlin Filmfestival 2026 II.-Generation
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Watched yesterday after more than 30 years Wanda by Barbara Loden again, and it left me speechless. Probably one of the finest first long features ever made. I was not prepared that it had such an emotional impact on me. I think Marfuerite Duras was right, the film is a miracle.
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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Notes on Eight Bridges, by James Benning, USA: 2026-Berlin Filmfestival VII.-Forum
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/note... 7 years ago, saw at the first time a film by Rima Das.
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Notes on Bulbul can sing by Rima Das, India: 2018-Berlin Filmfestival 2019 I. -Generation14plus
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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Notes on Masayume, by Nao Yoshigai, Japan: 2026-Berlin Filmfestival V.-Forum
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/note... among other things, as well about Naruse´s masterful use of cinemascope.
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Notes on Iwashigumo (Summer Clouds) by Mikio Naruse, Japan. 1958
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Rüdiger Tomczak @shomingeki.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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Notes on Seize Printemps (Spring Blossom) by Suzanne Lindon, France: 2020
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