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Talking with the Taxman About Poetry (2012) | Slate

Talking with the Taxman About Poetry

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Talking with the Taxman About Poetry

Living a meaningless life as a recently fired substitute teacher, Theodore, an uninspired writer, is manipulated back to life when an enigmatic trumpet player, Seven, causes an awakening in him through the medium of the written word.

Released: 2012

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Lamont PierréDirector

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