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So many good recommendations!

I loved Fiasco until I didn't. I don't know why but the first few episodes were so good and then I just felt it was repeating itself.

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Thank you, glad you enjoyed this. And as for Fiasco I get what you mean. I guess I’m on my Pierre Niney era and therefore very biased with all his work at the moment 😅

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If you keep mentioning the count of monte cristo at one point you’ll persuade me to start reading it, although I’m just now in the middle of a 1500 page trilogy already! Hope to catch the film one day with English subtitles somewhere, maybe on my next international flight!

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You definitely must read it so I can keep talking about it with you

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There are so many recommendations here, this it perfect for the upcoming winter and the increased number of hours spent on the sofa streaming movies. One to bookmark! ;)

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Oh the long hours of dark and misery... they're already upon us in London, better have some films to watch ; )

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That's a very packed edition Cristina! Thanks for the rundown, have definitely added Fiasco to my list (sounds fun) and still waiting to see Lee. Have just started A Very Royal Scandal as was super curious as to how it compares to Scoop!

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I still have a few days left on Amazon Prime for free trial and I plan to watch A Very Royal Scandal as I want to see as well how it compares with Scoop. However, no fictional account can top the real interview... And Lee is a wonderful film so hope you can watch it soon.

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Thanks Cristina for all the recommendations. I will tell our students to watch them!

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Hope they like them, Liz.

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I love Emily in Paris! There, I said it, and I'm not ashamed to say it. I don't "hate-watch" or "guilty watch" it. I watch it because I like it. It's fun, fluffy and harmless. It's not realistic at all and that's what I love! And also, Sylvie. How could you not love Sylvie? But yeah I'm getting annoyed at Emily's unwillingness to learn any language at all.

I really want to see Lee! And thanks to this post, I learned about two new films I want to see, Thelma and Radical - thanks for the tips. I've also seen Dolomite is My Name, and, well, it's quite a ride!

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Sylvie is the absolute star of the show! And I agree with it being a harmless show. I'm actually looking forward to season 5 and seeingmore of Rome. I only hope Netflix doesn't split it in two parts as it disrupts the story flow and, let's be honest, this is a show visually made for binge watching.

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