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Complicity and complexity in Chappaquiddick

Mara and Clarke in Chappaquiddick: a disturbing story with many layers

NOW THAT SO MANY MEN ARE BEING brought to account for past misbehavior, we’re all asking questions we never thought to ask before. One that comes up a lot is: What was he thinking? It’s early yet, but Chappaquiddick, director John Curran’s suspenseful, disturbing account of Senator Ted Kennedy’s involvement in the 1969 drowning death of 28-year-old campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne, may be the most What was he

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