Not exact matches
Pellington was allegedly inspired by a New York Times feature he read
about how mental health is affected by
nostalgia, following the passing of his wife and mother, adding a rather personal angle to the
project.
In an exclusive interview with Collider, Pellington revealed how the
project first emerged, what appealed to him
about Stuart Ross Fink's script, how Fink created the main character with MacLaine in mind, what convinced her to sign on to star, his directing approach with a veteran actress who is superb at her craft, the importance of getting the tone right between MacLaine and Seyfried in their first big scene together, his collaboration with music supervisor Liza Richardson on a soundtrack packed with unusual and lesser known artists, and his upcoming film
Nostalgia starring Ellen Burstyn, John Hamm and Catherine Keener.
The copies are smudged and almost illegible, and the reference to books by Benjamin such as The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction aligns the work squarely with recent artistic
projects dealing with Google Books» scanning process, which touch on issues like the
nostalgia for paperbound books on one hand, and concerns
about mass digitization on the other.