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Lucinda Krementz:
[Lucinda Krementz on Zeffirelli]
He is not an invincible comet, speeding on its guided arc toward the outer reaches of the galaxy in cosmic space-time. Rather, he is a boy who will die young. He will drown on this planet in the steady current of the deep, dirty, magnificent river that flows night and day through the veins and arteries of his own ancient city. His parents will receive a telephone call at midnight, dress briskly, mechanically, and hold hands in the silent taxi as they go to identify the body of their cold son. His likeness, mass-produced and shrink-wrap packaged, will be sold like bubblegum to the hero-inspired who hope to see themselves like this. The touching narcissism of the young
[Lucinda Krementz on Zeffirelli]
He is not an invincible comet, speeding on its guided arc toward the outer reaches of the galaxy in cosmic space-time. Rather, he is a boy who will die young. He will drown on this planet in the steady current of the deep, dirty, magnificent river that flows night and day through the veins and arteries of his own ancient city. His parents will receive a telephone call at midnight, dress briskly, mechanically, and hold hands in the silent taxi as they go to identify the body of their cold son. His likeness, mass-produced and shrink-wrap packaged, will be sold like bubblegum to the hero-inspired who hope to see themselves like this. The touching narcissism of the young
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He is not an invincible comet speeding on its guided arc
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toward the outer reaches of the galaxy in cosmic space time
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an8 Rather he is a boy who will die young
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an8 He will drown on this planet
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in the steady current of the deep dirty magnificent river
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that flows night and day through the veins and arteries of his own ancient city
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His parents will receive a telephone call at midnight
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dress briskly mechanically and hold hands in the silent taxi
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as they go to identify the body of their cold son
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Movie Summary
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".
Actors
Lucinda Krementz
Moses Rosenthaler
