A 1925 poem by T. S. Eliot depicting a world of spiritual emptiness populated by hollow, stuffed figures unable to act or speak directly.
Transmitted to Nolan (via Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now') a vision of institutional hollowness and the gap between conception and creation that resonates throughout his exploration of failed idealists.
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