A deep affection for cinema tends to run alongside the moviemaking for Alexander Payne. “The Holdovers” is his attempt to make not just a ’70-set film but an actual ’70s film, styled after some of the movies he grew up with.
Director Alexander Payne poses for a portrait to promote the film “The Holdovers” on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in New York. This image released by Focus Features shows Dominic Sessa, from left, Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph in a scene from “The Holdovers.” Director Alexander Payne poses for a portrait to promote the film “The Holdovers” on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in New York. Director Alexander Payne poses for a portrait to promote the film “The Holdovers” on Wednesday, Nov.
“The Holdovers,” which expands theatrically Friday, stars Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly classics teacher in a similar situation at a New England prep school in 1970. The film, penned by David Hemingson, pares away some of the comic conceit to focus on three disparate characters brought together: Paul Hunham , a smart, less well-off student named Angus Tully and grieving cafeteria manager Mary Lamb .
AP: You’ve said before that, with many exceptions, you gravitate to movies that have at least some humor to them.
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