The Stranger from Omaha: Travel Narratives in the Cinema of Alexander Payne Book cover type:Hardcover In a cross-generational feature

In a cross-generational feature

the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career

Released to coincide with his 13th feature

this seminal autobiography captures both Cox's distinctive voice and his very soul

The Stranger from Omaha: Travel Narratives in the Cinema of Alexander Payne Book cover type:Hardcover In a cross-generational featureThe 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