As he speaks with his male friend at his kitchen table, they are framed in a medium tight shot as it cuts to a shot reverse shot of the two (barely) speaking. ... "In interviews and writings we get a sense that Burnett's subject matter is influenced by his own observations and experiences, in which "characters are definitely based on a collection of things I have seen in people, in my community, in my family". Yet I want to caution against falling into the trap of assuming a false or oversimplified indexicality from Burnett's observations since he never claims that his characters or ...

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