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But McKenzie, the son of Southland dairy farmers, has been resilient, selfless and, as ever, highly skillful.

“Literature nowadays is a trade,” Milvain insists: Putting aside men of genius, who may succeed by mere cosmic force, your successful man of letters is your skillful tradesman.

The irony is that these tactics were once the preserve of less skillful teams that had few other ways of getting anywhere near the goal.

They had found their sweet spot: spiky power pop buffed into a commercial sheen by Roy Thomas Baker, the producer famous for his skillful work on Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Able to switch moods and tones with a stylish, skillful ease, Trier brings out the best in all the film’s performers, mixing a knowing, bittersweet humor with deep insights.