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Might have to do with the fact that I watched 5 films one after the other that day (The Piano was the last screening at 9.30 p.m.), was stuck in traffic and had to jog 3 kms to reach the venue in time for the screening. Further, a friend and I managed to get tickets for The Piano after hustling some petty goons (it was a sold out show anticipating pornographic content) who kept stalking us for weeks. The film did not live up to so much effort and bother Besides, that year the festival had a Bergman and an Antonioni retro, and that particular day had begun with Persona, which I was watching for the first time. Had I been wise, I wouldn't have watched anything else that day. Maybe a rewatch of The Piano would help 

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