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In Arrival, Amy Adams takes a listening tour of the universe

Arrival stars Adams as Louise Banks, a linguist who must translate an extremely foreign language

“IT’S A WEIRD TIME TO BE PROMOTING a movie,” Amy Adams says, pointing toward the TV in the bar of the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, a few days before the election. It’s tuned to CNN and, even in deeply blue California, tensions are running high. “I’m not even that political,” Adams says, turning away from the television. “Part of my job is to be open to hearing sides so I can understand different people’s perspectives.” Right then, as if conjured by magic, a woman in a trump 2016 shirt sits down across the bar. She looks at Adams and says, unsolicited, “I dare to wear this in L.A.”

Adams smiles at her. “It’s a

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