True Stories (David Byrne 1986) w/ Seth Vargas (Movie Friends Podcast)

 

It’s bonus episode time.

In today’s Special Features episode Felicia is joined once again by the amazing Seth Vargas to discuss the way David Byrne celebrates uniqueness in his film True Stories (1986).

We chat about the blend of documentary and fiction styles of storytelling, and how great each song is in this musical.

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Listen to our previous episodes with Seth here:
Le Bonheur (Agnès Varda 1965)
Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara 1964)
Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu 1949)


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Outro Song:

Road Song by David Byrne

Sources:

https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/interview-david-byrne/

https://medium.com/counterarts/david-byrnes-true-stories-as-a-search-for-autistic-connection-43629c62cd07

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/david-byrne-true-stories-interview-754919/

https://www.davidbyrne.com/explore/american-utopia/press/david-byrne-shares-true-stories-from-1986s-true-stories

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6068-true-stories-everybody-has-tones

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