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This points to the old immigrant promise of earning a place through work, loyalty, and desire. It can be read as both admiration and reflection, a belief that success grows from effort when someone feels attached to a country, a craft, or an ambition. It lands in a story about starting over and trying to make a life feel earned.
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Originally said in English.
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About Francis Ford Coppola
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