One way out of the dilemma was suggested last August by Nick Hoffman, a geologist at La Trobe University in Melbourne.

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And now the Kierkegaard-quoting Milch is back with Luck, a horse-racing drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte.

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It stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte (and Dennis Farina and Joan Allen: the cast is so impressive that I giggled when Alan Rosenberg showed up).

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Playing opposite Nick Nolte and taking on a corrupt, vengeful character, Hoffman is poised to shine.

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