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The Man on the Train (L'Homme du train) (2003)

This may be the first film in history in which a man trying on a pair of slippers carries emotional resonance.

James Oliphant

                                      
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        The Man on the Train (L'Homme du train) (2003)
    
Lesley Smith
Lesley Smith

        18 Jun 2003

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