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Filmmakers can seek a moment of musical grace^[10] in order to give it unparalleled dramaturgical eloquence. An example can be found in the sequence from the film Of Gods and Men for which a clip was provided above, during which Swan Lake illuminates the scene of the last meal, following lyrically after the silent piety of the rest of the film. Its poetic fatalism resonates with the compassionate abnegation of the guests, who now know that they have only a little time left.