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Jan 24, 2024 · The Holdovers begins its story in the holiday season of 1970. By the end of The Holdovers, the school year has resumed in January of 1971, but the majority of the film takes place in December of 1970. A lot of recent acclaimed movies have been set in the year 1970, from Roma to Belfast to Inherent Vice. Setting a movie in 1970 allows the ...
2 days ago · The Holdovers is set in a New England prep school during the early 1970s, authentically capturing the era’s essence. While the narrative feels genuine, The Holdovers is not based on true events. The film delves into themes of connection, loss, and resilience, highlighting the relationships formed in the face of adversity. In a world where ...
The Holdovers is a 2023 American Christmas comedy drama film directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson. Set in 1970, the film stars Paul Giamatti as a strict classics teacher at a New England boarding school who is forced to chaperone a handful of students with nowhere to go on the Christmas break.
Nov 3, 2023 · In director Alexander Payne and writer David Hemingson’s The Holdovers, three different people—a curmudgeonly classics teacher (Paul Giamatti), a troublemaking student (Dominic Sessa), and a cook whose son recently died in the Vietnam War (Da’Vine Joy Randolph)—form an unexpected family when they get stuck at a New England prep school ...
Nov 27, 2023 · For Alexander Payne, ‘The Holdovers’ is not just a period film; it’s a 1970s time warp
Jan 19, 2024 · When Hunham is left supervising five boys over the Christmas break – the holdovers – he is thrown together with his B+ student, Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa), whose mother phones at the last minute to say he won’t be going on holiday in St Kitts with her as she and her new husband need some time alone. Tully is a skinny teenager with an odd ...
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Jan 30, 2024 · The cinematographer behind the Oscar-nominated film The Holdovers has revealed how he made the movie look, feel, and sound like it was actually made during the decade it is set in: the 1970s.
