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Movie review by Rashid Irani: Nebraska is a timeless classic

Hindustan Times | ByRashid Irani, Mumbai
Mar 01, 2014 10:34 AM IST

Unarguably the finest of the four films opening this week and one of the best American movies of the past decade, Nebraska is unfairly accorded a limited release. So run, don’t walk, to catch up with Alexander Payne’s sixth feature, writes Rashid Irani.

Film: Nebraska



Direction: Alexander Payne



Actors: Bruce Dern, Will Forte



Rating: *****



Unarguably the finest of the four films opening this week and one of the best American movies of the past decade, is unfairly accorded a limited release. So run, don’t walk, to catch up with Alexander Payne’s sixth feature, a melancholic meditation on family relationships, life’s disappointments and growing old gracefully.





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Stunningly photographed by Phedon Papamichael in widescreen black-and-white, the film is structured as a road trip with an alcoholic old-timer named Woody (Dern) and his sad sack son (Forte).



The genuinely affecting screenplay by Bob Nelson finds meaning in their ordinary endeavours.Believing that he has won a million dollar sweepstakes, the wilful codger sets out on a cross-state trek to collect his winnings. But after a few days, he realises the futility of his delusional quest.



Payne’s eye for period and place is evident in his painterly landscape compositions. En route to , there’s a detour to Woody’s hometown where members of his extended family reconnect.



During a gathering of the townsfolk, Woody’s brother laments that they don’t make them (cars in this case) like they used to anymore. Happily, in cinema there are exceptions.



As Nebraska attests, once in a while a film attains the status of a .

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