Nightmare Alley [Criterion Collection] Poetry_Gift_Guide Boozan’s rhymed couplets

Boozan’s rhymed couplets

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Luke moves to Paris with the idea of writing a novel but things get in the way

"—David Sedaris

Nightmare Alley [Criterion Collection] Poetry_Gift_Guide Boozan’s rhymed couplets"Nightmare Alley is the sordid tale of a conniving young man who, in the words of one of the film's supporting characters, ends up low because he aimed so high. Drifter Tyrone Power sweet talks his way into a job as barker for a rundown carnival. He is fascinated by an illegal side show attraction called ""The Geek,"" a near lunatic who bites the heads off live chickens and then is ""paid off"" with a cheap bottle of rotgut and a warm place to sleep