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* TrueArtIsAngsty: Have no illusions. This is a crushingly bleak and unhappy affair from beginning to end. And it is absolutely brilliant for it.
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Narm is for specific moments only, this entry is too general (and too lacking in context).


* {{Narm}}: Any of the sex scenes.
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this is not true, Keitel's been playing lead roles since 1967 with "Who's That Knocking At My Door"


* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: After seeing him here, you will be genuinely baffled as to why Creator/HarveyKeitel has never won an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward. Not that anyone ever really doubted his talent before, but this was his first time in a lead role, and proved that he could handle a film on his own.

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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: After seeing him here, you will be genuinely baffled as to why Creator/HarveyKeitel has never won an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward. Not that anyone ever really doubted his talent before, but this was his first time in a lead role, and proved that he could handle a film on his own.before.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Co-writer Zoë Lund plays the woman the Lieutenant does drugs with. She had a drug problem in real life, and later died of an overdose in 1999.

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* HarsherInHindsight: Co-writer Zoë Lund Creator/ZoeLund plays the woman the Lieutenant does drugs with. She had a drug problem in real life, and later died of an overdose in 1999.
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* GeniusBonus: Considering all the Catholic imagery in the film, the climax could count as a [[spoiler: RayOfHopeEnding since the sinner begs for forgiveness before he dies, which according to the doctrine could earn him a place in heaven.]]
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* AwardSnub: Creator/HarveyKeitel's performance is one of the best ever put on film and didn't even get an Oscar nomination.
* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: After seeing him here, you will be genuinely baffled as to why Keitel has never won an Academy Award. Not that anyone ever really doubted his talent before, but this was his first time in a lead role, and proved that he could handle a film on his own.

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* AwardSnub: Creator/HarveyKeitel's performance is one of the best ever put on film and didn't even get an Oscar UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: After seeing him here, you will be genuinely baffled as to why Keitel Creator/HarveyKeitel has never won an Academy Award.UsefulNotes/AcademyAward. Not that anyone ever really doubted his talent before, but this was his first time in a lead role, and proved that he could handle a film on his own.

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