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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 1976Also earnest and classical in form
Beautiful Country 2021Also earnest and classical in form
The secret life of bees 2000Also earnest and classical in form
To Kill a Mockingbird 1960Also classical in form and earnest
Madonna in a Fur Coat 2016Also earnest and classical in form
Jane Eyre 1847Also earnest and classical in form
A Raisin in the Sun 1958Also earnest and classical in form
They Called Us Enemy 2019Also earnest and classical in form
Last Night at the Telegraph Club 2021Also earnest and classical in form
The Beautiful Struggle 2001Also earnest and classical in form
Go Set A Watchman 2015Also earnest and classical in form
When I was Puerto Rican 1993Also classical in form and earnest
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Films
Dead Poets Society 1989Also earnest and classical in form
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945Also earnest and classical in form
The Turning Point 1977Also classical in form and earnest
Albums
- Sincerely, 2025Also earnest
- American V: A Hundred Highways 2006Also earnest and classical in form
- While I’m Livin’ 2019Also earnest and classical in form
Series
Violet Evergarden 2018Also earnest and classical in form
Kids on the Slope 2012Also earnest and classical in form
The Queen's Gambit 2020Also earnest and classical in form
Games
Kanon 1999Also earnest and classical in form
Clannad 2004Also earnest and classical in form
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