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Cinema

Catch the running gag Gabriele Annan J ames Dearden's A Kiss Before Dying is a smooth, efficient thriller with a firm moral stance and no heart. Not that thrillers need hearts:......

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Genius loci Robin Holloway O ne advantage of the Aldeburgh Festi- val (others being the continuing adventur- ousness of the programmes and the flair with which they are carried......