The Stranger from Omaha: Travel Narratives in the Cinema of Alexander Payne Book cover type:Hardcover This first book by Wong

This first book by Wong Kar Wai

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The Stranger from Omaha: Travel Narratives in the Cinema of Alexander Payne Book cover type:Hardcover This first book by WongThe first in depth analysis of the films of Alexander Payne through the lenses of authorship, tourism, and leisure. With the films Election, About Schmidt, Sideways, Nebraska, and The Holdovers, Alexander Payne has carved out an unusual role in American cinema as a bankable auteur. There is something about Paynes neurotics and searchers, his working stiffs and disillusioned idealistssomething funny, moving, and filled with insight. Jason Sperb