Enter: Ben Schneider from the band Lord Huron. Music played a key role in the film in part because Jem’s one source of expression is her dance group, but also because her father (Jimmi Simpson) used to be a musician. “This is sponsored by Red Bull and product placement,” Parmet jokes, “and it’s just like a row of Red Bulls in church.” That’s partly thanks to her newfound love of Red Bull that she discovered while shooting the movie. It’s a high wire act that Parmet manages to sustain for the entire film. “And so, you know, we’ll sometimes root for the relationship because even though we know it’s wrong and I wanted the audience to understand, you know, why Jem could fall for Owen and maybe fall for him a little bit at times, too, and then be like, Oh, God, wait, why did I want that?” And it’s exciting and and dreamy,” Parmet continues. “ enjoys exploring her sexuality and there are positive she’s experiencing this opening up. And like, we’re with her moment to moment, so we are the audience is I wanted the audience to experience the relationship, how she experiences it.” Credit: Phil Parmet, courtesy of Bleecker Street And it was really honestly about grounding the story and from her perspective, you know, we’re with her 100% of the time,” Parmet explains. “The crux of directing the film, was finding a way to delicately balance the intoxication that Jen feels in this relationship with the inappropriateness. In order to have viewers understand the impact this kind of relationship can have on someone that young, Parmet placed the audience firmly in Jem’s shoes. The film hinges on the relationship between Jem and Owen and how insidious the abuse is while also showing the honesty of Jem’s emotions of being swept up in this charismatic guy. It’s thanks in part to Parmet’s stunning script. In the case of The Starling Girl, Scanlen certainly swam. “I like to throw myself in the deep end, I guess, and yeah, either sink or swim.” “I think I was lucky in the beginning to get, you know, challenging roles,” Scanlen smiles. So what draws Scanlen to return time and again to these daunting roles?
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Night Shyamalan movie and Scanlen’s character in Old was not exempt. In Babyteeth, she’s a teenager with cancer, as Beth in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, her fate was sealed from the get-go, and no one ever has a good time in an M.
Those familiar with Scanlen’s previous works know that her characters tend to be a bit intense and going through a massive hardship. “And that hot shame that she feels I really identify with and just feeling suddenly feeling so uncomfortable or repulsed by your body.” Credit: Brian Lannin, Courtesy of Bleecker Street “I, like many other female identifying people, I felt a sense of shame around my body,” Scanlen explains. After a dance recital, one of the church women comments to Jem that her bra is visible through her shirt. Scanlen also did not grow up in a community like Jem’s and she latched onto a moment early in the film to find her footing in this world. Instead, she focused on what made Jem’s experience universal. It’s a kindness Jem has never known, but his kindness is a cover for his inappropriate intentions.ĭespite how realistic and honest The Starling Girl feels, writer/director Parmet did not grow up in a community like Jem’s. He encourages her to travel and talks to her like she’s an equal. Jem is drawn to Owen (Lewis Pullman), the young, cool pastor who seems so worldly to Jem. She’s trying to come of age and understand her sexuality in an environment that stifles self-expression. The film tells the story of Jem (Eliza Scanlen), a teenage girl growing up in a fundamentalist Christian community. The Starling Girl is the feature-length directorial debut of Laurel Parmet.
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