Living the Dream
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Living the Dream
in
Five Acts

Act I
THE OPENING SCENE

FILMS OF FELLINI, PECKINPAH, AND COPPOLA............ 3

ACT II
THE WESTERN

GUNS & RELIGION IN "STAGECOACH", "HIGN NOON", & "RIO BRAVO" ........................................................ 13
KASDANS "WYATT EARP" & "SILVERADO" .................. 21
THE FILMS OF WALTER HILL.................................... 35

ACT III
THE EUROPEAN CINEMA

"8 ½" THE QUINTESSENTIAL FELLINI ....................... 47
ANDREI TARTOVSKY'S "ANDREI RUBLEV"................... 59

ACT IV
IN LOVE AND WAR

THE FILMS OF FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT......................... 69
THE HEART OF "CASABLANCA"................................. 79
THE FALL OF LEGENDS IN "LEGENDS OF THE FALL"..... 89

ACT V
THE END

THE "TRUE ROMANCE" OF EDEN ............................. 103
THE HORROR OF "APOCALYPSE NOW"...................... 109