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Fantastic Foxes in Leicester Square, spies in Cambridge, bicycles at the Barbican: the pick of the autumn film festivals
Wednesday, 09 September 2009
Does Britain have too many film festivals? Not so very long ago, there were only two of these games around: the London Film Festival - which unveiled its full line-up this morning and begins on 14 October - and Edinburgh. Now, though, there are hundreds.
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