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1:00 The most expensive car in 1953
Daughter of a newspaper family
1960 Fellini
Intro: piercing sound of birds and disorienting movements
Setting: Downtown SF. A large pet shop’s second floor dedicated to birds?
Characters: elegantly-dressed attractive blond in her twenties? Equally well-dressed gentleman counterpart
Set up: He assumes she is the shopkeeper & request for lovebirds. She willingly plays the part, going far as taking a bird out the cage. He knew her from the court when she was in there because of a practical joke. “Back into your gilded cage”
An Aston Martin driving wealthy woman with all the access and time to play elaborate games habitually.
The first seagull attack after the prank.
Criminal defense lawyer.
She pretends to be school friends with Annie.
Her father owns a newspaper. Patty Hearst was only 10 when the film was released.
Mother would have recognized the family name.
Cathy is the sister?
Mother is well aware of Melanie’s antics through media such as jumping into the Trevi fountain naked?
Seagull knocked out cold in full moon
Melanie’s Jobs
Mon/Wed: Help with Traveler’s Aid at Airport
Tue: General Semantics course at Berkeley
Thu: Meetings and Lunches (Raise money to send a little Korean Boy through school)
0:52 a flock of seagulls attack during broad daylight
Sparrows and other birds coming in through the chimney
1:00 Crows picked out the old man’s eyes?
1:25:40 Birds eye view, the phone booth, locals blame Melanie. Alignment of her arrival & the change
Stimulating audience by taking it out of context
Kyoto Station
Cuba