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
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
Why would someone compose a lullaby, of all things, at a death-camp?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
I watch it when I’m getting ready in the morning, and it’s kind of my lullaby when I go to bed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
“Sing the lullaby, which you learned with the bow guard. Then we’ll start the two water monster songs, and then we’ll go back to the protection song, which you learned without the bow guard.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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