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- ↑ Carr, Jay (6 January 1992). "Film critics select `Life Is Sweet'". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ "Society of Film Critics honors `Life Is Sweet' Kudos for Director Cronenberg". Newsday. 6 January 1992. Retrieved 3 January 2018.[ permanent dead link ]