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Reflections on Mortality: The Imagery of Mirrors in Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino

Christa van RaalteORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2039-7063View further author information
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Pages 144-154 | Published online: 10 Nov 2021

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