Jeanne Dielman

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If you had any doubt that the Talking Heads were foundational in the artistry of Mike Mills, look no further than his 2016 feature 20th Century Women. From the ‘Don’t Worry About the Government’ needle drop in the film’s opening to the Talking Heads: 77 shirt that leading character Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann), who was based on Mills, wears and is subsequently beaten up for (a shirt Mills actually owns), the director’s appreciation of the band is all over his work.