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In this film, the image of John the Baptist from the Ghent Altarpiece appears at the bottom of a pool of water as the camera pans to a sleeping man. Wagner’s Tannhäuser plays in this film’s opening as a woman’s weeping blends with the sound of a train which shakes a house. This film’s (15[1])director likely died (15[1])from cancer caused by (15[1])toxic exposure while shooting in abandoned hydro power plants. At the end of this film, a girl uses a mysterious power to cause (*) water glasses to move on a table. This film’s protagonists witness a bird disappear and reappear in a room filled with sand dunes. The novel Roadside (10[1])Picnic inspired this film, in which two men seek the Room, a place where all wishes are granted. A writer and professor are led into the “Zone” by the title character in, for 10 points, what 1979 film by Andrei Tarkovsky? (0[2])■END■

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Jake GrodnerPrincetonColumbia B5715
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Lexi TermanRutgersGatherer1510
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