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- 1 2 3 "Dominique Mainard, 2005-2006". Embassy of France in Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "Les mots bleus". IMDB. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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