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Photography can strip from the world that spiritual dust and grime with which our eyes have covered it.
Andre Bazin
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Andre Bazin
Age: 40 †
Born: 1918
Born: April 8
Died: 1958
Died: November 11
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Film Critic
Film Director
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Saint-Augustin (réunie à Angers)
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