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Black Gloves and Screaming Mimis

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Black Gloves and Screaming Mimis

2017

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Overview

An interview with film critic Kat Ellinger who discusses the themes of Dario Argento's giallo "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" and its relations to Fredric Brown's novel "The Screaming Mimi."

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Kat Ellinger

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Written by: Michael Mackenzie
Produced by: Michael Mackenzie

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