Alexander Payne
Constantine Alexander Payne (born
February 10 1961 in
Omaha, Nebraska) is an
Academy Award winning American
film director and
screenwriter. His films are noted for their dark sense of humor and
satirical depictions of contemporary American society. His films also revolve around adultery in marriage and relationships. He also tends to set his films in Omaha, Nebraska. He has scenes of historical landmarks and museums in his films, and tends to use actual people for minor roles (real cops play cops, real teachers play teachers, etc.). He frequently incoporates telephone monologues as a dramatic device. He also tends to cast actor
Phil Reeves in his films. He is on the short list of directors who have
final cut rights for their films. In 2005 he became a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Directors Branch). His writing partner is
Jim Taylor.
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Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne (*
10. Februar 1961 in
Omaha,
Nebraska) ist ein
US-amerikanischer Filmregisseur.Payne entstammt einer Familie griechischer Vorfahren, die ihren Nachnamen von Papadopoulos in Payne änderte. Er besuchte die Creighton Prep High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Bevor er 1990 an der UCLA Filmhochschule in Los Angeles seinen Abschluss machte, studierte er Spanisch und Geschichte an der Stanford Universität. 1991 drehte Payne seinen Debutfilm. Für seinen Film
Sideways, den er wie alle seine vorherigen Filme zusammen mit Jim Taylor verfasste, erhielt er bisher 34 Auszeichnungen. Payne wurde auch bereits häufiger engagiert, um problematische Drehbücher zu überarbeiten, etwa
Jurassic Park III. Als Produzent finanzierte er bisher unter anderem The Assassination of Richard Nixon.
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Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne