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- ↑ "Liste des lauréats du Prix des Libraires". prix-des-libraires.fr (in French). Fédération Française des Syndicats de Libraires. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ↑ "Intersection". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute . Retrieved 2015-04-24.