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Testi primari: romanzi e racconti
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Testi primari: fumetti
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Testi primari: film e serie tv
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Campillo, Robin, Les Revenants, Francia, Haut et court, 2004.
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Jarmusch, Jim, Dead Man, USA, Miramax Films, 1995.
Oshii, Mamoru, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence, Giappone, I.G - Studio Ghibli, 2004.
Pfister, Wally, Transcendence, USA-Cina, Alcon Entertainment, 2014.
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