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‘Funny and self-aware’: why (500) Days of Summer is my feelgood movie
Source: The Guardian · Published
The latest in our ongoing series of writers detailing their most rewatched comfort films carries special romantic meaning It is September 2009. Barack Obama is settling into the White House. The global economy is hauling itself gingerly out of the financial crisis. And Keisha has just left the Sugababes. But more importantly, I am on a first date. Continue reading...
Key points
- The latest in our ongoing series of writers detailing their most rewatched comfort films carries special romantic meaning It is September 2009.
- Barack Obama is settling into the White House.
- The global economy is hauling itself gingerly out of the financial crisis.
- And Keisha has just left the Sugababes.
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