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Alexander Payne (Omaha, Nebraska, 10 de febrero de 1961) es un director de cine y guionista estadounidense. Sus películas se caracterizan por un fuerte sentido del humor, satirizando la actual sociedad estadounidense .
Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his satirical depictions of contemporary American society. Payne has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globe Awards as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.
Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant. His father is of Greek and German ancestry, and his mother is of Greek descent; the family name was originally Papadopoulos.
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6 de may. de 2024 · Alexander Payne is an American director, screenwriter, and producer noted for creating films that mix sardonic humor with humanistic character-driven drama. His most notable movies include Election (1999), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013), and The Holdovers (2023).
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Jim McAllister is a teacher of U.S. history and civics at Carver High School in Omaha, Nebraska. One of his students is Tracy Flick, an overachieving juniorwhose mother Judith encourages her to strive for success. Earlier in the year, McAllister's colleague and best friend, geometry teacher Dave Novotny, was fired from his job and divorced by his w...
Producers Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa sent director Alexander Payne an unpublished manuscript from novelist Tom Perrotta called "Election" in 1996. Payne was initially uninterested in directing a high school movie, but changed his mind after he read the manuscript. "It was set in a high school, but it wasn’t a high school story, per se. Also what a...
Electionwas not a box office success as it grossed only $17.2 million against a budget of $8.5-$25 million.
Election was released on DVD on October 19, 1999, and Blu-ray on January 20, 2009. A special edition Blu-ray was released by The Criterion Collection on December 16, 2017, with a 4Krestoration of the film.
In December 2022, it was announced that a film adaptation of the novel's 2022 sequel, Tracy Flick Can't Win, was being developed for Paramount+. Witherspoon is slated to reprise her role as Tracy Flick and co-produce under her Hello Sunshine banner, while Payne would return to direct and co-write with Jim Taylor. A year later, while promoting The H...
Election at IMDbElection at AllMovieElection at Rotten TomatoesElection at MetacriticEstá dirigida por Alexander Payne. 2 Fue lanzada el 15 de noviembre de 2013. 3 Fue nominada a la Palma de Oro en el Festival de Cine de Cannes de 2013, 4 donde Bruce Dern ganó el Premio al Mejor Actor. 5 También fue nominada a 6 premios Oscar 2014 entre los que destacan mejor dirección para Alexander Payne y mejor actor para Bruce Dern.
Los descendientes (en inglés, The Descendants) es una película dramática de 2011 dirigida, producida y escrita por Alexander Payne, basada en la novela homónima de Kaui Hart Hemmings. 2 Fue presentada en el Festival de Cine de Toronto, Canadá, el 10 de septiembre de 2011. 3 La película ganó dos premios Globo de Oro, en las categorías de mejo...
