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The nature of this business
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is the exploitation of people
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and its consequences.
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It's people who are willing
to sell themselves out for any price.
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The test of time
has kept this film alive
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in people's interest and excitement
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and fascination.
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The film's a masterpiece.
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It looks more real today
than it did then.
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It looks less Gothic,
less melodramatic,
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less flamboyant.
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One of the interesting things
about Billy Wilder
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is that he bridges Old Hollywood
and New Hollywood.
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He's got all the grace, the structure,
the beautiful language,
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the careful screenplay
and image construction,
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with the bitterness and cynicism
of the present.
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His films still work with audiences.
That's quite something.
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People now respond not only to the films
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as well-crafted Hollywood classics.
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They also respond to the nastiness.
So he was way ahead of his time.