Interview: Alexander Payne (The Holdovers)
Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Alexander Payne is a little bit surprised by the way people are responding to his new film, about three people who form an unlikely bond over Christmas break at a New England boarding school. But he has a hunch it's because there aren't as many movies about human relationships as there were in the early 70s, when the film is set — and he hopes audiences are ready for that kind of throwback.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Little Gold Men, the award season podcast from Vanity Fair. |
| 0:05.0 | I am delighted and proud to introduce him as Academy Award winner. |
| 0:11.0 | And the Oscar goes to. |
| 0:13.0 | And the Oscar goes to the winner. It's a tie. |
| 0:19.0 | And any little girl who's practicing their speech on the telly, you never know. |
| 0:25.0 | Mom, I just want an Oscar. |
| 0:36.0 | I am Katie Rich. I'm here for today's interview episode with David Canfield. |
| 0:40.0 | Hey, Katie. |
| 0:41.0 | David, you got to talk to the director of truly one of my favorite movies of the year |
| 0:45.0 | and one of my best festival movie going experience as a tip. |
| 0:49.0 | You talk to Alexander Payne about the holdovers. |
| 0:52.0 | And I'm very jealous, even though I think that he is the kind of director |
| 0:55.0 | who's not going to let you off easy in the conversation where you're telling him what you think of his work, |
| 0:59.0 | which makes me very excited to hear this conversation. |
| 1:02.0 | I'm excited for people to hear it. |
| 1:04.0 | Our producer just described the interview as feisty. |
| 1:06.0 | I think it's a very good word for it. |
| 1:09.0 | I don't consider myself a feisty person, Katie. |
| 1:11.0 | I don't know how you view me, but. |
| 1:13.0 | That's not the bike I get. |
| 1:16.0 | But all in good spirits. |
| 1:18.0 | And I think in a mutual respect for his work and especially this movie. |
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