lullaby
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In one of the film’s most stirring moments, indicative of its quiet power, Duvall keeps his back to the camera as he sings a lullaby hymn only for himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
“Writing a lullaby helped to preserve the maternal aura that had to be maintained in ghettoes and camps with large populations of women and children.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
He guesses that Kopycinski, who lost two sisters at Auschwitz, “probably dedicated the lullaby to a son from a previous marriage before his deportation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Soundtracking it is a snippet of “Sueña Lindo, Corazón,” a tender, stripped-down folk lullaby for a wounded heart.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
She’s busy singing a soft sweet lullaby in what I’m guessing is Italian.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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