Notes
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- Kael , Pauline . 1984 . “The Current Cinema” . New Yorker , 20 August : 87
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- Terry , Ken . 1984 . “ ‘Purple Rain’ Seen As Forerunner of New Longform Genre” . Variety , 5 September : 80
- Kirk , C. 1984 . “Purple Rain” . Variety , 4 July : 16
- Canby , Vincent . 1984 . “ ‘Purple Rain,’ With Prince” . New York Times , 27 July : C5
- Ludor , Kurt . 1984 . “Prince Reigns” . Rolling Stone , 30 August : 21