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“If you should attempt to maintain that film is an art in conversation with a cultured, intelligent American, he'll just plain stop talking to you.” quote by Ilya Ilf — Download Open image

““If you should attempt to maintain that film is an art in conversation with a cultured, intelligent American, he'll just plain stop talking to you.””

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