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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

1988•1h 25m•5.4/10
Drama

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5.4/10(27)

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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Production

Detour Filmproduction

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

James Goodwin

Dan Kratochvil

Linda Finney

Tracy Crabtree

Linda Levine

Lisa Schiebold

Erin McAfee

D. Montgomery

Scott Van Horn

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Tammy Gomez

Keith McCormack

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