The descendants is a 2011 american comedydrama film directed by alexander payne. The descendants by alexander payne alexander payne. George clooney, shailene woodley, beau bridges, judy greer, alexander payne. Alexander payne talks the descendants, nebraska and.
Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Alexander paynes the descendants not just for the kids. Constantine alexander payne is an american film director, screenwriter, and producer, known for the films election, about schmidt, sideways, the descendants, nebraska, and downsizing. The 2011 american film the descendants, directed by alexander payne, with the adapted. Alexander payne, american director, screenwriter, and producer, who was noted for creating films that mixed sardonic humor with humanistic characterdriven drama. Alexander payne on the descendants alexander payne hit the jackpot with sideways, but its taken seven years to follow it up with the descendants, which has won the. George clooney and shailene woodley in alexander paynes the descendants. Nebraska filmmaker alexander payne lincoln city libraries. Alexander payne on the descendants and why its a minor work. Troubled tropical paradise in alexander paynes descendents director alexander payne finds comedy in the crises of his flawed protagonists. The descendants is the oscarwinners first film in seven years. His most notable movies included election 1999, sideways 2004, the.
The screenplay by payne, nat faxon and jim rash is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by kaui hart hemmings. In 2017, metacritic ranked payne 2nd on its list of the 25 best film direc. Director alexander payne discusses his love of film, going to film school, and his new movie the descendants, starring george clooney as a father trying to reconnect with his two daughters. Its been seven years since alexander paynes last film, sideways. Alexander paynes first feature, citizen ruth, was a scathing satire of abortion politics that took on prolife and prochoice shibboleths with equal amounts of skepticism and wellaimed bile. His extended family namely he and his many cousins own 25,000 acres of undeveloped land on kauai held in trust, which ends in seven years. Alexander payne on the descendants, the contraception. The novel is set in hawaii, about a man of mixed lineage hawaiian.
The descendants is a novel written by kaui hart hemmings. Payne is a twotime winner of the academy award for best adapted screenplay, and a threetime nominee of the academy award for best director. Director, producer and screenwriter alexander payne was born in omaha, nebraska. The project got its start in 2007 when two london agents handed a galley copy of the novel, written by native hawaiian kaui hart hemmings, to. The easiest thing for the family to do is sell the land before the seven years is up, which is all the talk in the state, as, to whom they sell the property could very well change the face of kauai.
Screenplay alexander, faxon, nat and jim rash payne on. This is an exceptional film from alexander payne, one that causes a rather impressive mix of different emotions, often within short moments of each other. Alexander paynes new film, the descendants the new. Alexander payne the descendants, sideways has lined up his next movie. Alexander paynes seriocomic the descendants, an adaptation of the novel by kaui hart hemmings, stars george clooney as matt king, a middleage hawaiian who runs a trust responsible for millions of dollars worth of untouched real estate that has been passed down to him and various cousins. The descendants stars george clooney, robert forster, shailene woodley. At six minutes long, alexander paynes short film from the 2006 anthology paris, i love you is the greatest thing the filmmaker has made. The director alexander payne asked who i saw playing the role of matt. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary american society. The descendants, which opens friday, is based on yet another book, by hawaiibased author kaui hart hemmings. The extraordinary, ordinary life of alexander payne. Alexander payne on the descendants and why its a minor. Nebraskan director alexander payne omaha native alexander payne is known for his quirky, dark, and humorous directing style, as seen in about schmidt, sideways and the descendants. Alexander payne talks about the descendants washington post.
Alexander payne s direction, as in sideways, proceeds at a pace that enlarges the emotional space allowing us to become more involved with the characters. Alexander paynes the descendants, which hits bluray and dvd this week, just won him his second oscar for best adapted screenplay hed also won for his previous film sideways, cementing his. Since 1996, alexander payne has made six feature films and a short segment of an omnibus movie. The 2011 american film the descendants, directed by alexander payne, with the adapted screenplay by payne, nat faxon, and jim rash, is based on this novel. The director alexander payne asked who i saw playing the role of matt king in the descendants. You get from books the suggestion of a storyline or a world that you yourself never couldve thought up in a million years. Now he brings to the screen the descendants, starring george clooney.
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