THE DIRECTORS SERIES

When PT Anderson announced his followup to MAGNOLIA would be a romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler, the film world didn’t know what to make of it. When they saw the finished product — 2002’s PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE — they were surprised to find not only one of the rising auteur’s best works, but a showcase of Sandler’s considerable acting range as a semi-dramatic leading man.

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