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Nikita, Ep 3.02, “Innocence”: Nikita’s early actions taken to extreme lengths

Nikita, Season 3, Episode 2: “Innocence” Written by Mary Trahan Directed by John Badham Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on the CW Despite Nikita’s intentions, and the good she did for Alex by weaning her off of drugs and giving her life a purpose, there’s no denying that their early relationship had the potential to …

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‘Innocence’: An Education In Gender Norms

*This Post Contains Spoilers* Her first and only feature, Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s 2004 film Innocence, adapting the German novella Mine-Haha, is one of the most elegant explorations of the social construction of female gender ever committed to film. Contrasting sharply with husband and occasional collaborator Gaspar Noe’s urban staccato style, Innocence is full of gentle camera …

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