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NEBRASKA Money or Love? Which is the Real Prize?

NEBRASKA
Money or Love? What’s the Prize?

August 1, 2014 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

What does a son do when he feels his dad doesn’t love him? Either silently withdraw or take the road trip of his life to just spend a little time together. Director Alexander Payne has done it brilliantly again. Nebraska isn’t the road trip we took in Sideways. It’s a father-son road trip, and a touchingly redemptive ride …

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“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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