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Re: the Austrian guy who kept his daughter locked up in a cellar for 24 years (g): From all over Germany, Austria and Switzerland, I hear the faint clicking sounds of movies, plays and, most importantly, operas about this case beginning to be written. Can it be long before Gregor Schneider (g) re-creates the Amstetten cellar dungeon in an art gallery near you?
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Posted by: doppelfish | May 03, 2008 at 11:40 PM
"re-creates the Amstetten cellar dungeon in an art gallery near you"
Gawd I hope not.
Is this a peculiarly Austrian trait, do you think?
Posted by: Don | May 02, 2008 at 06:51 PM