Hubert Bals Handshake(1989)
Peter Greenaway remembers his first meeting with Rotterdam Film Festival director Hubert Bals.
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Peter Greenaway remembers his first meeting with Rotterdam Film Festival director Hubert Bals.
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1989-01-01
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