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- 1 2 Wendy Ide, "‘A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things’: Karlovy Vary Review". Screen Daily , 4 July 2024.
- ↑ Guy Lodge, "‘A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things’ Review: A Great British Artist’s Legacy Is Thawed and Reexamined". Variety , 6 July 2024.
- ↑ Tim Dams, "Mark Cousins’ ’A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things’, Lilja Ingolfsdottir’s ‘Loveable’ lead Karlovy Vary winners". Screen Daily , 6 July 2023.
