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Word: opalocka (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Salesman is a good deal more ambitious and successful. Producers Al and David Maysles spent almost two months following a group of Bible salesmen on their rounds (which they refer to as "your Father's business"), from Boston to Opalocka, Fla. The result is a nightmare version of, in Al Maysles' phrase, "a part of the American dream." Salesman's central figure is a middle-aged Massachusetts Irishman named Paul Brennan, whom his cronies nickname "The Badger." He holds one of the MidAmerican Bible Co.'s better than average sales records, but as the film progresses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Drawbacks of Reality | 3/7/1969 | See Source »

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