The Village Idiot CTB Extraordinary in its intimacy and

Extraordinary in its intimacy and unparalleled in its scope

from poetry to practicalities

And what can the living do to stay on good terms with the nonliving

And yet there is a fine line between healing and killing: the difference lies only in the dosage

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The Village Idiot CTB Extraordinary in its intimacy andParis, 1917. Amid the carnage of World War I, some of the foremost artists have chosen to stage a boat race. At the head of the regatta is Amedeo Modigliani, seated in a bathtub pulled by a flock of ducks. But unbeknownst to the competition, he has a advantage: his young friend, the immigrant painter Chaim Soutine, is hauling the tub underwater. Disoriented and confused Chaim stumbles through the events of his life, from impoverished beginnings in an