It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988)
- Directed by
- Richard Linklater
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows a young man as he travels across the country by train and foot. He meets different people and has disconnected encounters. It's a story about wandering and searching for meaning without a clear destination.
low-budgetmeanderingintrospectivequietrealisticminimalistaimlesspersonal
What happens
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books is a 1988 American film written, produced, and directed by Richard Linklater, who also stars in it. It is Linklater's debut film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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