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Filmografia:
- Crisis, Robert Drew, 1963.
- Salesman, Albert and David Maysles, 1968.
- Gimme Shelter, Albert and David Maysles, 1970.
- Grey Gardens, Albert and David Maysles, 1976.
- Following Sean, Ralph Arlyck, 88’, 2006.
- Fuocoammare, Gianfranco Rosi, 2016.

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