Getting Lost in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a confusing movie with a meandering plot amidst a beautiful rendering of 1930s New York

Case film produced at the University of Rochester, held at Eastman House.
Amsterdam is a confusing movie with a meandering plot amidst a beautiful rendering of 1930s New York
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