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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Film

DirectorValerie Faris

Meta takes2

Figures

Form & technique

The film's overall narrative structure
The film's musical score by Mychael Danna and DeVotchKa
The scene of stealing Grandpa's body from the hospital

Tropes

Richard Hoover's "Refuse to Lose" 9-Step Program
Frank Ginsberg's depression and social alienation
Olive Hoover's "Super Freak" dance performance at the pageant
The yellow VW T2 Microbus → Generic Revisionism
The other Little Miss Sunshine pageant contestants
Dwayne's vow of silence and subsequent outburst → The Unseen Voice

Films most connected to Little Miss Sunshine

Raging Bull (1980) — via The Unseen Voice, Generic Revisionism
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) — via Generic Revisionism
Paris, Texas (1984) — via Generic Revisionism
Logan (2017) — via Generic Revisionism
Phantom Thread (2017) — via Generic Revisionism
Dances with Wolves (1990) — via Generic Revisionism
Nomadland (2020) — via Generic Revisionism
It (2017) — via The Unseen Voice