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There Can Be A Blurry Line Between Laughing At The Expense Of A Character And Laughing At The Recognition Of Something Painful And True. But Blurry As It May Be, It Is Nevertheless Unmistakable, And Sometimes The Laughter I Hear Makes Me Wince.

-Todd Solondz

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There Can Be A Blurry Line Between

Todd Solondz

There Can Be A Blurry Line Between Laughing At The Expense Of A Character And Laughing At The Recognition Of Something Painful And True. But Blurry As It May Be, It Is Nevertheless Unmistakable, And Sometimes The Laughter I Hear Makes Me Wince.

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