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Always & Forever (film)

1991 film directed by Samir

Manuscripts, fine bindings, an engraving plate and preserved performance ephemera
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ16827694 ↗
Source-derived summary

Always & Forever (German: Immer & ewig) is a 1991 Swiss drama film directed by Samir. It was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Always & Forever (film)” as 1991 film directed by Samir. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Always, Forever and film.

Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1991—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1991. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Always, Forever and film providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Always & Forever (film)”, the useful work is to connect “1991 film directed by Samir” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16827694. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1991.

Critical limits

Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Always & Forever (film)”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Always & Forever (film) primary sources, Always & Forever (film) archive and Always research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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This entry incorporates text from “Always & Forever (film)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.