Jack went into production at a time when fairy tale movies seemed to be the next big thing.

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The novel demands to be read like this, as a fable, for while it roots around in the stench and swill of life, it is at the same time a highly figurative tale about truth versus fact, about meaning, and the power of language both to carry and destroy it.

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At the time, Rashomon, the tale of a violent act refracted through the conflicting testimony of four witnesses, was a significant act of diplomacy.

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