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The Starling with Theodore Melfi and David E. Talbert (Ep. 319)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

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The Starling in the Movie

The idea of a starling is a rare bird in a sense that it takes two to build that nest. Starlings are life made. They're mates for life. And yet, there thet can be very nasty. So i's a great thing to me. The starling in the movie is like, you know, everyone's processing grief in the same way. It just pecks her until she stops and is forced to deal with herself. That analogy in the script was so strong to me. I'm in a constant state of pecking. My wife is my linis. My faith is my guide. Wats pecki. Therpry's a beautiful thing. And

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