# What film did Jonathan Demme mean to praise?

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**Created:** [May 20, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-film-did-jonathan-demme-mean-to-praise/787089 "2017-05-20T17:08:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-film-did-jonathan-demme-mean-to-praise/787089/1 "2017-05-20T17:08:09Z")

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In the following article it says that Jonathan Demme liked a film called _La Cienga_. I can’t find any such film. What film did the article mean to mention?:

> **[The 82 rarely seen films Jonathan Demme wanted you to see](https://www.salon.com/2017/05/06/the-82-rarely-seen-films-jonathan-demme-wanted-you-to-see/)**
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> The legendary filmmaker was also a curator and champion of rarely seen films

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**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-film-did-jonathan-demme-mean-to-praise/787089/2 "2017-05-20T17:12:37Z")

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La Cienaga, I think.