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He begins his book with an affecting description of his difficult childhood.
the affecting final scene in the play, when the children are reunited with their father
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That’s why arguably one of the most affecting scenes in the film comes when one of those singular shoots meant to make a spectacle of one of Jenna’s outfits (a dark bodysuit with long spindly fingers and a matching insectile headpiece) all but breaks apart.
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Some of the more affecting moments take place in this formative stage.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Yet, the hater was at his most affecting when confronted with obsessive love, a feeling that commingles warmth with disdain.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Indeed, among the movie’s more affecting scenes are those in which Fegan’s victims are clearly moved to meet the real Tegan, despite — or perhaps because of — the humiliating experiences that (sort of) involved her.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Some of the more affecting moments take place in this formative stage.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Yet, the hater was at his most affecting when confronted with obsessive love, a feeling that commingles warmth with disdain.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Indeed, among the movie’s more affecting scenes are those in which Fegan’s victims are clearly moved to meet the real Tegan, despite — or perhaps because of — the humiliating experiences that (sort of) involved her.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Affecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affecting. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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