Heroes and villains make sense of these general rumblings, casting them in roles we feel comfortable with.

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It is general de Gaulle and the bronze casting captures his proud aloof air.

BBC: Part Three - France and the World

While I think the industry is pretty open on casting, it's not that open on making serious movies in general, and serious African-American movies are probably even harder to get financed.

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