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It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
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It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

film by Linklater [1988]
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  • Me and Orson Welles
    Richard Linklater
    / First films: Dazed and Confused and Before Sunrise

    …of his first feature film, It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988). His second film, Slacker (1991), is a narrative-free piece that meanders across mostly unconnected vignettes featuring Austin bohemians over the course of a single day. It was a film-festival hit and helped launch the American…

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    …of his first feature film, It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988). His second film, Slacker (1991), is a narrative-free piece that meanders across mostly unconnected vignettes featuring Austin bohemians over the course of a single day. It was a film-festival hit and helped launch the American…

    Read More