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Beautiful

An outstanding dramatization of Chaucer's original tale. This is not the sickly, corrupt world of Shakespeare's play on the subject; it's a sad story of love won and lost. Excellent performances, great music and sound design. The adaptation includes occasional unobtrusive rhyme.

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