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Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961 in Omaha, Nebraska), American film director and screenwriter. His films are noted for their dark sense of humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society. His film Election, starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon, which takes aim at politics and education in America, attracted attention when New Yorker film critic David Denby named it the best film of 1999. Payne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Election. He married actress Sandra OhSandra Oh (born 1971) is a Korean- Canadian actress born in Nepean, Ontario, Canada. She has appeared in mostly American movies and television. She has received various awards, including two Genie Awards. She is married to American filmmaker Alexander Pay in 2001.Feature films written and directed by Payne:
- SidewaysSideways is a 2004 film co-written and directed by Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, and Sandra Oh. It is based on the novel of the same name by Rex Pickett (BooksEnthsiast.com). Giamatti plays an unpublished w ( 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co)
- About SchmidtAbout Schmidt ( 2002) is an American film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt and Hope Davis as his daughter Jeannie. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same title by Louis Begley. The film begins shortly after the ( 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom)
- Election ( 1999)
- Citizen RuthCitizen Ruth is a 1996 motion picture that tells a story of a pregnant irresposible poor woman who unexpectedly attracted the attention from the both sides of pro- and anti- abortion people. The film stars Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz and more and was direct ( 1996)
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