Mumblecore is a

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''. Retrieved on July 27, 2008. characterized by naturalistic acting and dialogue (sometimes improvised), low-budget film production, an emphasis on dialogue over plot, and a focus on the personal relationships of young adults. Filmmakers associated with the genre include

Andrew Bujalski Andrew Bujalski (born April 29, 1977) is an American film director, screenwriter and actor, who has been called the "godfather of mumblecore." Life and career Bujalski, born in Boston in 1977, is the son of artist-turned-businesswoman Sheil ...

Lynn Shelton Lynn Shelton (August 27, 1965 – May 16, 2020) was an American filmmaker, known for writing, directing, and producing such films as '' Humpday'' and '' Your Sister's Sister''. She was associated with the mumblecore genre. Early life Shelton was ...

Mark Duplass Mark David Duplass (born December 7, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and musician. With his brother Jay Duplass, he started the film production company Duplass Brothers Productions in 1996. Duplass has written and directed films, ...

and

Jay Duplass Lawrence Jay Duplass (born March 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker, actor and author widely known for his films '' The Puffy Chair'' (2005), '' Cyrus'' (2010), and '' Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011), made in collaboration with his younger brothe ...

(known collectively as The Duplass Brothers),

Greta Gerwig Greta Celeste Gerwig (; born August 4, 1983) is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. She first garnered attention after working on and appearing in several mumblecore films. Between 2006 and 2009, she appeared in a number of films ...

, Aaron Katz,

Joe Swanberg Joseph Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film mo ...

,Hubert, Andrea (May 19, 2007).
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. In many cases, though, these directors reject the term. The genre is a mostly American phenomenon. The term mumblegore has been used for films mixing the mumblecore and

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Distinguishing characteristics

Naturalism – both in performance and dialogue – is a key feature of almost all mumblecore films. Early mumblecore films tended to feature non-professional actors, although later films have had more professional actors, including major stars such as Anna Kendrick (''

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('' Digging for Fire''). Some mumblecore films feature a prominent use of improvisation, with the cast sharing script credits, though some, like Bujalski's films, are mostly scripted.Bujalski's Beeswax Makes People Say Mumblecore, indieWire
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Mumblecore films are generally produced with a low budget, which has ranged from several thousand to several million dollars as well as low production values. Filming is done in real places, as opposed to studio sets or

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s. Many of these films are shot digitally, although Bujalski's films have all been shot on film. Soundtracks tend to be limited, or nonexistent. Mumblecore films tend to revolve around characters in their twenties and early thirties who are usually single, white, and fairly aimless in both their professional and personal lives. Plots are often concerned with difficulties in romantic relationships, exacerbated by the characters' inability to articulate their own desires.

Influences on mumblecore

Films that have been described as influencing, or at least anticipating, the conventions of mumblecore include '' Girlfriends'' (1978), ''

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'' (1979), '' My Dinner with Andre'' (1981), ''

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'' (1984), ''

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'' (1994), '' Go Fish'' (1994) and ''

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'' (1995). Directors cited as influences include

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, Gus Van Sant and

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, including what one critic called "the spring-break psychodrama of MTV's '' The Real World'', has also been called an influence on mumblecore, as has the 2001

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''. Another often-cited influence on mumblecore is the profusion of cheaper filmmaking technology starting in the early 2000s, such as the

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History

has been described as the "Godfather of Mumblecore".A Genre Worth Shouting About, The Independent
Retrieved June 2011. His 2002 directorial debut, '' Funny Ha Ha'', is generally considered to be the first mumblecore film.Youth Quake: Mumblecore Movies, New Yorker
Retrieved June 2011. The 2005

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screened a number of other films that came to be considered part of the mumblecore movement, including Bujalski's second film, ''

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''; ''

The Puffy Chair ''The Puffy Chair'' is a 2005 mumblecore road film written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass. It stars Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton and Rhett Wilkins. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005, and went on t ...

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; and ''

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.Mumblecore meets the mainstream in Cyrus at Sundance, Guardian
Retrieved June 2011.Mumblecore Goes Mainstream, Variety
Retrieved June 2011. That festival was also the origin of the term "mumblecore": Eric Masunaga, a sound editor who has worked with Bujalski, coined the term one night at a bar during the festival, when asked to describe the similarities between those three films. The term was first used publicly by Bujalski in an interview with

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. Bujalski has downplayed the existence of an organized "movement", however, and stated that he does not intentionally make "mumblecore" films. Film journalists have also referred to the genre collectively with the terms "bedhead cinema" and "Slackavetes" (a

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's dialogue-heavy,

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in New York City exhibited a ten-film series of mumblecore films, titled "The New Talkies: Generation D.I.Y."

Legacy

Some critics have stated that mumblecore ended around 2010, as the original crop of directors began making films with larger budgets, more diverse storylines, and a more conventional cinematic approach. For this reason, films made since 2010 or so that retain an emphasis on naturalistic dialogue and plot are sometimes referred to as "post-mumblecore". Filmmakers who have been labelled as "post-mumblecore" include

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, Alex Karpovsky,

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and Kate Lyn Sheil.

Influences on other genres

The big-budget films ''

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'' (

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) have been described as having mumblecore elements due to their use of naturalistic dialogue. Some TV series, including the

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series '' Easy'' (2017) have been called mumblecore-inspired, or, in the words of one critic, "mumbleshows". Horror films using mumblecore techniques have resulted in the term "mumblegore." Films that have been described as "mumblegore" include '' Baghead'' (

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'' ( 2011), ''

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), '' The Sacrament'' (

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). Directors associated with mumblegore cinema include Swanberg and Duplass, as well as

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. A review of the independent quasi-documentar
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in which actors were served real alcohol and filmed interacting in improvised scenes in a recreated dive bar, noted that "the film may be the first-ever in a new 'stumblecore' genre, a risky fusion of indie-mumblecore and on-camera drunkenness."

Outside the United States

Mumblecore has not always been a strictly American phenomenon. Since about 2009, the Berlin Mumblecore movement has had its own manifesto, ''Sehr gutes Manifest''. Berlin Mumblecore is not a reaction to the American hype so much as it is a reaction to the lack of reform in the German public financial support system for the film industry (Filmfoerderung). Crowdfunding is a new possibility to finance movie productions with small and very small budgets independently from restrictions of the German Filmfoerderung. In 2009, Jette Miller's ''Austern ohne Schale'' was screened in Berlin. In 2011, the movies ''Frontalwatte'' by Jakob Lass and ''Papa Gold'' by Tom Lass were released. The latter won several German film awards. 2012 saw the release of ''Klappe Cowboy'' by Timo Jacobs and Ulf Behrens, as well as the award-winning ''Dicke Mädchen'' by Axel Ranisch.Denis Demmerle: Eine neue Schule. In: Berliner Filmfestivals. 2012-04-28
retrieved in December 2012 In 2015, Malte Wirtz ''Voll Paula!'' had its theatrical release, having also been produced without film funding. Since then he produced three more Mumblecore Films (Hard & Ugly, Only one day in Berlin, About Rita!) and the media called him one of the most active German directors.

Filmography

List of mumblecore films and television series

* '' Funny Ha Ha'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' LOL'' (2006) * '' Young American Bodies'' (2006–2009) * ''

Hannah Takes the Stairs ''Hannah Takes the Stairs'' is a 2007 American independent mumblecore film by Joe Swanberg. It has been described "as the defining movie of the low-budget, dialogue-driven 'mumblecore' movement." Plot Hannah is a recent college graduate living in ...

'' (2007) * '' Let Them Chirp Awhile'' (2007) * '' Quiet City'' (2007) * ''Hohokam'' (2007) * ''Orphans'' (2007) * '' Team Picture'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Baghead'' (2008) * '' In Search of a Midnight Kiss'' (2008) * '' The Pleasure of Being Robbed'' (2008)Burr, Ty (May 23, 2008).
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'' (2008) * ''Yeast'' (2008) * ''Luke and Brie Are on a First Date'' (2008) * '' Alexander the Last'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' The Exploding Girl'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * '' Gabi on the Roof in July'' (2010) * '' Universo Servilleta'' (2010) * '' Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''You Wont Miss Me'' (2010) * ''Overlook'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2011) * '' Autoerotic'' (2011) * '' Uncle Kent'' (2011) * '' Entrance'' (2011) * '' Silver Bullets'' (2011) * '' Caitlin Plays Herself'' (2011) * '' Your Sister's Sister'' (2011) * '' Bellflower'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2011) * '' The Zone'' (2011) * '' Memory Lane'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' The Color Wheel'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Nobody Walks'' (2012) * '' Sun Don't Shine'' (2012) * '' I Want Your Love'' (2012) * ''Ivy League Exorcist: The Bobby Jindal Story'' (2012) * ''

Jeff, Who Lives at Home ''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass, starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms, and co-starring Judy Greer and Susan Sarandon. The film premiered on September 14, 2011, at the 2 ...

'' (2012) * '' Save the Date'' (2012) * '' Celeste & Jesse Forever'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013) * '' All the Light in the Sky'' (2013) * '' Touchy Feely'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' About Alex'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Sulemani Keeda'' (2014) * '' The Overnight'' (2015) * '' Midnight Delight'' (2016) * ''

Blue Jay The blue jay (''Cyanocitta cristata'') is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America. It lives in most of the eastern and central United States; some eastern populations may be migratory. Resident populations are ...

'' (2016) * '' Joshy'' (2016) * ''

Teenage Cocktail ''Teenage Cocktail'' is a 2016 American thriller film, thriller drama film, written and directed by John Carchietta and starring Nichole Sakura, Fabianne Therese, Michelle Borth, Pat Healy (actor), Pat Healy, A. J. Bowen and Joshua Leonard. The fil ...

'' (2016) * '' Easy'' (2016–2019) * '' Before I Fall'' (2017) * ''Waiting for Violette'' (2017) * '' Room 104'' (2017-2020) * '' Friends, Foes & Fireworks'' (2018) * '' Support the Girls'' (2018) * ''Importance (of Us)'' (2018) * ''

Under the Silver Lake ''Under the Silver Lake'' is a 2018 American neo-noir black comedy written, produced and directed by David Robert Mitchell. Set in 2011 Los Angeles, it follows a young man (Andrew Garfield) investigating the sudden disappearance of his neighb ...

'' (2018) * ''

Only One Day in Berlin Only may refer to: Music Albums * ''Only'' (album), by Tommy Emmanuel, 2000 * ''The Only'', an EP by Dua Lipa, 2017 Songs * "Only" (Anthrax song), 1993 * "Only" (Nine Inch Nails song), 2005 * "Only" (Nicki Minaj song), 2014 * " The Only", by ...

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List of mumblegore films

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The Roost ''The Roost'' is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by Ti West. Plot On television show Frightmare Theatre, the Horror Host welcomes viewers and introduces them to the film they are about to see, ''The Roost''. Four friends – T ...

'' (2005) * '' Murder Party'' (2007) * ''

The Signal The Signal may refer to: * ''The Signal'' (2007 film), American horror film written and directed by David Bruckner, Dan Bush, and Jacob Gentry * ''The Signal'' (2014 film), American science fiction thriller film directed by William Eubank * ''Th ...

'' (2007) * '' Trigger Man'' (2007) * ''

Home Sick ''Home Sick'' is a 2007 American horror film written by E. L. Katz and directed by Adam Wingard. The film had its world premiere at the 2007 Fantasia Festival. Plot A strange man crashes a party and asks each person to name the person they ha ...

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2007) * '' I Can See You'' (2008) * '' Baghead'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

Hysterical Psycho ''Hysterical Psycho'' is a 2009 American horror comedy film written and directed by Dan Fogler. It stars Randy Baruh, Noah Bean, Kelly Hutchinson, Charissa Chamorro, Nicholas DeCegli, and Kate Gersten as a group of friends who encounter "lunar ra ...

'' (2009) * '' Red White & Blue'' (2010) * '' A Horrible Way to Die'' (2010) * '' Frozen'' (2010) * ''

Martha Marcy May Marlene ''Martha Marcy May Marlene'' is a 2011 American psychological thriller- drama film written and directed by Sean Durkin, and starring Elizabeth Olsen (in her film debut), John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, and Hugh Dancy. The plot focuses on a you ...

'' (2011) * '' Silver Bullets'' (2011) * ''

Kill List ''Kill List'' is a 2011 British psychological horror crime film directed by Ben Wheatley, co-written and co-edited with Amy Jump, and starring Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring and Michael Smiley. When a British soldier returns home from Kyiv, he ...

'' (2011) * '' The Innkeepers'' (2011) * '' Entrance'' (2011) * '' What Fun We Were Having'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Sun Don't Shine'' (2012) * ''Reclusion'' (2012) * ''

Resolution Resolution(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Resolution (debate), the statement which is debated in policy debate * Resolution (law), a written motion adopted by a deliberative body * New Year's resolution, a commitment that an individual ma ...

'' (2012) * ''

Sightseers ''Sightseers'' is a 2012 British black comedy film directed by Ben Wheatley and written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, with additional material written by co-editor Amy Jump. It is produced by Edgar Wright and Nira Park, among other ...

'' (2012) * '' The Battery'' (2012) * ''

V/H/S/2 ''V/H/S/2'' (originally titled ''S-VHS'') is a 2013 found footage horror anthology film produced by Bloody Disgusting and Roxanne BenjaminThe second installment in the ''V/H/S'' franchise, it comprises four found footage segments linked toge ...

'' (2013) * '' Cheap Thrills'' (2013) * ''

Coherence Coherence, coherency, or coherent may refer to the following: Physics * Coherence (physics), an ideal property of waves that enables stationary (i.e. temporally and spatially constant) interference * Coherence (units of measurement), a deriv ...

'' (2013) * '' Blue Ruin'' (2013) * ''

24 Exposures ''24 Exposures'' is a 2013 erotic thriller film written and directed by Joe Swanberg. It stars Adam Wingard as a fetish photographer who becomes involved in a murder mystery and Simon Barrett as the detective who investigates the crime. IFC Midni ...

'' (2013) * '' The Sacrament'' (2013) * ''

Proxy Proxy may refer to: * Proxy or agent (law), a substitute authorized to act for another entity or a document which authorizes the agent so to act * Proxy (climate), a measured variable used to infer the value of a variable of interest in climate re ...

'' (2013) * '' The Guest'' (2014) * ''

Honeymoon A honeymoon is a vacation taken by newlyweds immediately after their wedding, to celebrate their marriage. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic. In a similar context, it may also refer to the phase ...

'' (2014) * '' Creep'' (2014) * ''

Starry Eyes ''Starry Eyes'' is a 2014 American horror film directed and written by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. The film had its world premiere on March 8, 2014 at South by Southwest and features Alexandra Essoe as a hopeful young starlet who finds tha ...

'' (2014) * ''

Bag Boy Lover Boy ''Bag Boy Lover Boy'' is a 2014 comedy horror film that was directed by Andres Torres. The movie had its world premiere on July 23, 2014 at the Fantasia Festival and stars Jon Wachter as a hotdog vendor who finds himself becoming the muse of a ma ...

'' (2014) *'' It Follows'' (2014) *''

Goodnight Mommy ''Goodnight Mommy'' (german: Ich seh, Ich seh , translation=I see, I see; UK: ''Goodnight Mummy'') is a 2014 Austrian psychological horror film, written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. The film stars Susanne Wuest and twin ac ...

'' (2014) *''

Late Phases ''Late Phases'' is a 2014 horror drama film by director Adrián García Bogliano and his first feature film in the English language. The film had its world premiere on March 9, 2014, at South by Southwest and stars Nick Damici as a blind war vete ...

'' (2014) *'' They Look Like People'' (2015) *''

Synchronicity Synchronicity (german: Synchronizität) is a concept first introduced by analytical psychologist Carl G. Jung "to describe circumstances that appear meaningfully related yet lack a causal connection." In contemporary research, synchronicity ...

(2015) *'' The Invitation'' (2015) *'' Lace Crater'' (2015) *''

Darling Darling is a term of endearment of Old English origin. Darling or Darlin' or Darlings may also refer to: People * Darling (surname) * Darling Jimenez (born 1980), American boxer * Darling Légitimus (1907–1999), French actress Places Austral ...

'' (2015) *'' Southbound'' (2015) *'' Be My Cat: A Film for Anne'' (2015) *''We Go On'' (2016) *''

Always Shine ''Always Shine'' is a 2016 American psychological thriller film written by Lawrence Michael Levine and directed by Sophia Takal. The film stars Mackenzie Davis and Caitlin FitzGerald as two friends going for a weekend retreat to Big Sur. It also ...

'' (2016) *''The Alchemist Cookbook'' (2016) *''Another Evil'' (2016) *'' Creep 2'' (2017) *'' The Endless'' (2017) *'' The Ritual'' (2017) *''

Flesh & Blood Flesh and Blood (alternately Flesh & Blood) may refer to: *Flesh & Blood (card game), a collectible card game released in 2019 Religion *the Christian sacrament of the Eucharist *''flesh and blood'', an expression of the church father Justin Mar ...

'' (2018) *'' Pooka!'' (2018) *'' Body at Brighton Rock'' (2019) *'' I Trapped the Devil'' (2019) *'' After Midnight'' (2019) *'' Exit 0'' (2019) *''

Pooka Lives! ''Into the Dark'' is an American horror anthology streaming television series produced for Hulu. The first season premiered on October 5, 2018, and consists of twelve feature-length episodes of television films. ''Into the Dark'' was renewed fo ...

'' (2020) *''

Nocturne A nocturne is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. History The term ''nocturne'' (from French '' nocturne'' 'of the night') was first applied to musical pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensemb ...

'' (2020) *''

The Night House ''The Night House'' is a 2020 psychological horror film directed by David Bruckner and written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski. The film stars Rebecca Hall as a widow who discovers a dark secret about the house her recently deceased architec ...

'' (2020) *'' Save Yourselves!'' (2020) *'' Rent-A-Pal'' (2020) *'' The Rental'' (2020) *''

Broadcast Signal Intrusion A broadcast signal intrusion is the hijacking of broadcast signals of radio, television stations, cable television broadcast feeds or satellite signals without permission or license. Hijacking incidents have involved local TV and radio stations as ...

'' (2021) *''

Evil in the woods Evil, in a general sense, is defined as the opposite or absence of good. It can be an extremely broad concept, although in everyday usage it is often more narrowly used to talk about profound wickedness and against common good. It is general ...

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References

External links

indieWIRE Interview: The Mumblecore Movement? Andrew Bujalski On His "Funny Ha Ha"

indieWIRE: Mumblecore Movie? Swanberg, Bujalski, Duplass and Others Unveil "Hannah Takes The Stairs"

The Austin Chronicle: Mumblecore And Murder
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