At the risk of self-aggrandisement, your student might find the
following article amusing (ah, the false modesty of academia -
priceless):

Sorfa, David. "Interrupted Flows: The River Journey Film" in _Lost
Highways: An Illustrated Guide to Road Movies_. Eds. Jack
Sargeant & Stephanie Watson. Creation Books: London, 1999.

Yours
David

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