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A Poem Is a Naked Person
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Les Blank's first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell's Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period (1972-1974).
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Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Berlin: Symphony of a Great City List
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