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Chimes, Wind, a Ghost, and the Dead

FAVORITE MOVIES vary depending on the day and the hour and, above all, on what else you’ve seen recently. I realize, though, that some remain firm favorites regardless of the day and almost regardless of the year, and with those favorites there’s no room for error or caprice. If I had to choose just one, it would be Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s , but since I’ve already written about that at length elsewhere,

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