The Myna (or Mynah) bird appears in Fassbinder’s World on a Wire (a precursor to the Wacho

The Myna (or Mynah) bird appears in Fassbinder’s World on a Wire (a precursor to the Wachowskis’ The Matrix), a film also known for its inclusion of “Albatross” by Fleetwood Mac. Fassbinder appears to be linking the bird with fakeness–most likely due to its ability to reproduce human speech. A character also attempts to kill the bird, but fails to. A Myna bird is also a witness to the murder of Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks. In Hitchcock’s The Birds, Tippi Hedren’s character orders a myna bird for her aunt (but the bird never actually makes an appearance in the film). My Sunday gift to you: a link to a decent version of World on a Wire with English subtitles. Enjoy!