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The land is filled with people in urns chattering at top speed, but only to themselves, not to one another. The focus goes to three people: a man, his mistress and his wife.

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Alan Rickman

as Man

Kristin Scott Thomas

as 1st Woman

Juliet Stevenson

as 2nd Woman

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