It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books Page #2

Synopsis: A nameless young character goes into travels to the country, meeting some acquaintances and strangers as well, having banal conversations, dedicating his existence into daily mundane activities. Richard Linklater presents an unconventional narrative, barely composed of dialogue and consisting in observing life and actions.
 
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Year:
1988
85 min
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- "The unfortunate bug".

- "The unfortunate bug".

[Train Approaching]

There it is, Missoula Valley.

All you do is climb up here--

Gotta do somethin'.

Have you figured out

a place to go?

I think we should go to Holland Lake.

Where's that, uh--

Where's that place that--

- It's Holland Lake.

- Sure it's not Seeley Lake?

That's Seeley Lake. -No, that's

Seeley Lake. This is Holland Lake.

This right here?

- [Chuckling] It's Seeley Lake.

- [Chuckling]

That's Seeley Lake,

but this is Holland Lake.

- That's where Seeley is.

- Are you sure? How do you know?

I know.

Boom.

[Spits]

[Whirring]

- [Man On TV] It's beautiful, isn't it?

- [Man #2] Yeah, it's exactly what I wanted.

Yeah, pops, you could take care

of a whole roomful of people with that gun.

Maybe not kill 'em all, but then they

wouldn't be good for anything afterwards.

I knew you'd take care of it

for me, Nikki.

- Say, how long you had this place?

- Almost a year.

Yeah, it's picturesque enough,

but there can't be much profit in it.

There isn't. But then, there isn't

much trouble neither.

- What are you thinking about?

- A job.

- Your kind of a job, a job with a rifle.

- What kind of money, pops?

- 5,000.

- Who do I have to kill?

- [Reading Russian Words]

- [Repeating Words]

- "Paxhat".

- "Pakat".

- Nyet. "Paxhat".

- "Pakat".

[Resumes Reading]

[Whirring]

[Grunts]

Sh*t!

[Chuckles]

Thanks.

- Think these are dry?

- Well, let's check it out.

- They're dry?

- Yeah.

Hey, be sure to tell Linda

thanks for lettin' us use your drier.

Sure. Yeah, it's pretty nice.

Save some bucks. Save me, uh...

the turmoil, the mental turmoil caused

by sitting in a Laundromat all day.

No sh*t.

Clean clothes.

[Man On TV]

Okay, so you like all of the people.

But what did the story mean to you?

[Woman On TV]

Well, it means a lot.

[Man] Well, then, tell me

what it's all about.

[Woman]

Nick, don't get mad.

Every time I open my mouth,

you get mad at me.

[Man] You don't understand

a word of what I said.

- You don't understand the story at all.

- No, I don't!

But that don't mean

I don't like it.

I don't understand you neither,

but that don't mean I don't like you.

I love you.

I-- But I don't understand you.

What's the matter with that?

- Jinnie?

- What?

Will you marry me?

- What?

- Marry me. Now. Tonight.

Thank you very much.

- Yes, sir.

- "Dear Frank...

"I presume you're in the midst

of a hectic preparation...

for your last big autumn term..."

- Exclamation point.

- Hey.

"Hopefully you will enjoy

the cool weather before winter sets in.

"You are glad in a sense, I suspect...

"that you managed to miss

the Texas summer this year.

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