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Guillermo del Toro's Inspiration for "Nightmare Alley"
In the new Oscar-nominated film "Nightmare Alley," Bradley Cooper plays a 1930s grifter who reinvents himself as a mentalist -- and then falls into the trap of believing his own hype. Guillermo del Toro directed and co-wrote the film, and he speaks with Christiane about his story's painful relevance for these times.
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Colette Avital; Bill Weir; Rebecca Solnit; Anna Paulina Luna; Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández
