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It treats gift-giving not as a theatrical display of affection but an opportunity to serve one another.

The jacket photo of “To Absent Friends,” which features Welty and Lyell in a theatrical pose, as if they were matinee idols, hints at the kind of personal theater in which they indulged as 20-somethings.

“It’s important to the industry that both ‘Zootopia’ and ‘Avatar’ work,” said Andrew Cripps, head of theatrical distribution for Walt Disney Studios, referring to the upcoming James Cameron-directed “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”

The report defines scripted projects as television shows, including streaming, cable and broadcast series, as well as movies made for TV, theatrical release and streaming platforms.

Eighteen months ago, Mubi was a respected streaming service still trying to duplicate almost a decade of overseas theatrical success in the U.S. — then the acquisition of Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” changed everything.