Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Scene Access
David Bryne trades in his oversized Talking Heads suit for Western wear and a black Stetson to direct, co-write and star in “True Stories,” a Byrne’s-eye view of Virgil, Texas (population 40,000 and growing).
That view, vividly shot by cinematographer Ed Lachman and featuring music written and performed by Byrne and songs performed by the Talking Heads, is danceably, irresistibly, festive. You’ll meet such amiable, offbeat folk as: bachelor Louis (Goodman), who posts a “Wife Wanted” sign on his lawn; the world’s laziest woman (Kurtz); a precision lawn-mower marching team; and many more colorful participants in Virgil’s Celebration of Specialness. Innovative, energetic, funny and special. That’s the truth of True Stories.
Editor's Note
Talking Heads' ringleader David Byrne makes his directorial debut in this charming low-key musical montage about the mythical town of Virgil, Texas, where the lives of many of its eccentric citizens are exposed.
Plot Summary
David Byrne's tongue-in-cheek musical look at small-town American life. The cast of eccentrics include the laziest woman in the world and a man who hasn't said a word to his wife in the last 3 decades.
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