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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

1988
Directed byRichard Linklater
1h 25m

A nameless young man travels the country by bus and train, visiting friends and making new ones, having banal conversations, and dedicating his existence to mundane activities.

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Richard LinklaterJames GoodwinDan Kratochvil
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Linda Finney
Tracy Crabtree
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Detour Filmproduction
RATING
5.5

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