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The Landlord : The Mole Metaphor

At a party in his building, landlord Elgar (Beau Bridges) hears from several partygoers how being Black in America has changed over time.

The Mole Metaphor

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beat, action, beat, emotion, beat, event, beat, general, close-up, dialogue, flashback, medium close-up, medium long shot, medium shot, music, diegetic, music, nondiegetic, natural lighting, sound effects, tilt

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Black: African-American, Black: Mixed, LGBTQ: Cisgender Female, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Woman, White: White American

"The Mole Metaphor" in The Landlord. Directed by Hal Ashby, The Mirisch Company, 1970, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2898

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