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- ↑ "Antoine Blondin : libres propos sur L'Humeur vagabonde". Le Monde (in French). 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "L'Humeur vagabonde". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2016-05-14.
