Alexander Payne Says ‘Downsizing’ Is the Most Difficult Film He’s Ever Made — and Addresses Its Icy Reception — Tribeca
He believes that the narrative was too ambitious for a single film.
He believes that the narrative was too ambitious for a single film.
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Alexander Payne makes a rare stumble with this ambitious high concept movie with an ecological message.
There are several options — some of them presents, others lumps of coal.
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A younger and more diverse Academy membership may have greater issue with cultural sensitivity than some of its veteran representatives.
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Alongside Christoph Waltz, Kristen Wiig, and rising star Hong Chau, the dramedy takes on a tiny world with often (but not always) big results.
The film opened the Venice Film Festival and will next play TIFF, before opening in December.