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The Salt of Tears

Driven by his desire to become a cabinetmaker, Luc arrives in Paris. Lost in the banlieues, he asks Djemila for directions. In the girl's shyness, Luc glimpses the chance of an adventure. The two meet again but then Luc has to return home to his father, who is also a carpenter. There, he meets Geneviève, whom he knows from the past, and begins a romance with her. When Luc is offered a place at the renowned furniture-making school École Boulle, he follows his dream and moves to Paris, leaving Geneviève behind. Soon, a third young woman enters his small apartment,…
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The Romance at the Heart of Miss Fisher & The Crypt of Tears

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears. The world of Miss Fisher is filled with many rich character dynamics, but the relationship between Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) and Detective Jack Robinson (Nathan Page) has always been at the heart of the period mystery drama. Three seasons of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries chronicled their ever-burgeoning romance, as they slowly fell in love over various murdered bodies (it’s more romantic than it sounds). The dynamic is also at the heart of Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, the feature film continuation of Phryne’s story, which…
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What’s Next For Miss Fisher After Crypt of Tears?

Warning: This Miss Fisher article contains spoilers for Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears. Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears is rollicking and romantic adventure in the style of Indiana Jones or Sherlock Holmes—but with the one and only Phryne Fisher, as played by the one and only Essie Davis, at its centers. Like those other fictional character, lady detective Miss Fisher has already proven herself able to support many a story. From the three seasons of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries to the recently-released feature film Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, this world has legs. Will…
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Exclusive: Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears Sneak Peek

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, the first feature film adaptation of TV detective drama Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, is now available to stream on Acorn TV (along with all three seasons of the show). The film picks up after the Miss Fisher Season 3 finale, and sees Phryne and Jack on an international mystery that begins in British Palestine and takes them to London and back again. Here’s the full, epic synopsis: “The plot sees the heroine set off from 1920s Melbourne on adventures involving murder, mystery and mayhem from London to British Palestine. After freeing Shirin Abbas,…
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We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited

Recommended The Movie:Antonino D'Ambrosio's 2015 documentary We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited takes a look at two related subjects. The first is the history and cultural importance of Johnny Cash's 1964 album Bitter Tears: Ballads Of The American Indian and the second a 2014 effort to re-record the album with a host of current and classic country artists filling in where Cash, who passed away in 2003, could not. D'Ambrosio also wrote the book 2009 book, A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears, which was clearly the inspiration for the documentary, so…
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