Jeffrey Wright brought such a gorgeously tactile quality to this scene, which I think he spotted in the expert who came in to talk to him about the antiques. then it’s reproduction.” It’s the kid learning in action and being surprised and slightly delighted that his hands actually feel what Hobie’s pointing out to him. Here, at this moment, he is literally passing on in a tactile fashion- how to recognize what is real or authentic piece of period furniture, as opposed to a reproduction one. My name is John Crowley, and I’m the director of “The Goldfinch.” So in the scene, we have young Theo who is played by Oakes Fegley, who is in Hobie, who is played by Jeffrey Wright, in Hobie’s basement workshop, which is a place that restores antiques. Transcript ‘The Goldfinch’ | Anatomy of a Scene John Crowley narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Oakes Fegley and Jeffrey Wright. ( Oh but before he went to Amsterdam with the guy he knew from Nevada. Well-mannered soul that you are, you have nodded and smiled and tried to pay attention through various tangents and emendations as your friend leads you through a thousand pages worth of plot. The bar shimmers like a mirage on the horizon. Other people you recognize drift toward the conversation then, wisely, retreat from it. Have you read it? No? So, see, the bird is actually a painting of a bird, and there’s this kid named Theo. Hey! What’s up? Clutching what must be the evening’s third or fourth glass of Champagne, this person excitedly tells you about staying up all night to finish “The Goldfinch,” by Donna Tartt, which is the most amazing book. You run into someone you sort of know, maybe someone from college or an old job or who used to date a former roommate. Imagine you’re at a party - a fancy, catered thing with hors d’oeuvres floating by on trays and golden light suffusing a vast, elegant room.
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