No wonder Mr Prodi and the parliament were eyeing one another with unfeigned enthusiasm in Strasbourg this week.

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Since the movie showed at Cannes, many viewers have refused to stomach this unhealthy mixture, yet it feels laced with surprising power, and the harshness of the denouement is unfeigned.

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