Text - appalling , shamelessly manipulative and contrived 
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Text - wicked black comedy 
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Text - becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on . 
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Text - olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems , at times , padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation 
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Text - most original fantasy film 
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Text - you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film 
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Text - violated 
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Text - has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange 
Group - jowery
Classify the following: amusing and engrossing 