![]() ![]() Regardless of this, the underlying themes of love, age, and loss do sing clearly throughout. The fragmentation of the narrative represents how Myrtle shares a little of her story at a time, but unfortunately this does occasionally make the story hard to follow. ![]() The contrast is purposeful, managing to highlight discrepancies between nostalgia and reality – the danger of equating age with dogmatic wisdom, denying the youth their time to grow and make change. A sharp contrast between America’s racial inequalities and the country’s nostalgia is drawn, but also blurred as they are both part of the same timeline. These allusions create a very specific foundation for the film, one that perhaps feels at odds with the main narrative exploring Myrtle’s life in the Deep South. A different type of iconography, but iconic all the same. Some elements of the film are also reminiscent of Bonnie and Clyde, especially Arthur Penn’s depiction in the 1967 film. ![]() Merten’s use of archival footage from the 20s and 30s gives a sense of nostalgia, creating roots in a certain American identity by overtly channeling icons such as Amelia Earhart. The film stars Mary Buss as Myrtle, a 90 something year old grouch and Merhawit Tsegay as Season, a fresh-faced caregiver taking over from Myrtle’s usual nurse who is going away for a week. After publishing his manuscript in 2017, Al Mertens brings Thank You, Amelia Earhart to the screen. ![]()
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