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Friday, December 14, 2007 12:00 AM

Beyond the Multiplex: C'est magnifique! The year's best foreign films

"The Orphanage" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" top Salon's list of foreign films you shouldn't miss this year.

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Thursday, December 13, 2007 08:45 PM

Stay away from "The Orphanage"!

I can unequivocally say that The Orphange is NOT the second coming of Pan's Labryinth. It's actually more like a rip-off of "The Others" by Amenábar.

This piece sums up my thoughts exactly:

http://spanish-podcast.com/2007/11/14/el-orfanato-the-orphanage/

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