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May 2020
18m 32s

The Language Of Love With Saoirse Ronan ...

The New York Times
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Saoirse Ronan ("Little Women") reads an essay about how a language barrier impacts the relationship between a young woman and an Iraqi doctor. This is an encore presentation. 
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