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Postwar Europe was morally stagnant, and there was a lot of neo-conservatism.

Romola Garai

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Romola Garai
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: August 6
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Stage Actor
Hong Kong SAR
China
Romola Sadie Garai
Europe
Postwar
Stagnant
Conservatism
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