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The River of Life

The River of Life

Robert Altman’s philosophy on navigating life

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Jeremy Elice
Nov 29, 2021
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The River of Life
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Movie Life Lesson here from one of the greatest filmmakers ever:

In his oral autobiography, Robert Altman the great film director said he saw life as a river. Robert Altman's idea was that your life is shaped by the point at which you enter the river. That happens when you’re born. You can't control that. If you’d been born ten years earlier or ten years…

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