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Poet and the Con: Romantics
at Heart of Stirring Documentary
You find yourself agreeing with
Trules' father that his son is baiting them, but in doing so
Trules creates a point of departure for considering Rosenberg's
life and his own coming to terms with it. While uncle and nephew
are clearly both men of drive and imagination, Trules moves away
from genes and the fine line between what constitutes acceptable
and unacceptable behavior and works toward the more mature view
of taking responsibility for the choices you make with your life.
Rosenberg, in his vigorous early 60s, talks of the combination
of poverty and materialistic family values and expectations that
led him to be tempted into a life of crime; both men talk about
the need of avoiding romanticizing each other.
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