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While the actor carries himself with an air of authority, the inscrutable nature of this role is destabilizing for those in his presence.

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Less smug but still rather inscrutable, he sips on tea and evades answering Arisu’s question directly, instead turning the tables.

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Behtiyar, in her debut feature, is spectacular, eyes fiery, her expression often inscrutable, body in constant motion as Cheng’s camera follows close behind.

Her expressions are inscrutable; you never know what’s going to come out of her mouth or how.

From the outside, Didion seemed to be to be inscrutable, glamorous, insanely gifted and invulnerable.

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