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is my most problematic film, in a way, because the reaction of the audience was quite controversial. Some people like the film, but a lot of people said the ending was missing; they couldn’t enjoy the fact that you cannot get any plausible explanations for what was happening. And I remember that back
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then I thought that was good and that was the only reason to make the film, to not give you any clue what it was about. But then with all the discussions with audiences after screenings, I more and more understood how little an audience is willing to take that."
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