Director Alexander Payne on Locations

Studio 360 | Mar 16, 2011

Kurt Andersen and the film director Alexander Payne talk about art that's rooted in specific places. Payne is originally from Omaha, Nebraska, and has set three of his films there: Citizen Ruth, Election, and his latest, About Schmidt, which stars Jack Nicholson, opens this week.

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