The Passion of Martin
Screening on Film
Directed by Alexander Payne.
With Charles Hayward, Lisa Zane.
US, 1991, 35mm, color, 49 min.
With Charles Hayward, Lisa Zane.
US, 1991, 35mm, color, 49 min.
It is rare for a student film to garner international attention, but Alexander Payne’s The Passion of Martin, made for his M.F.A. degree at UCLA Film School, did just that after its premiere at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival. The story of a young photographer who falls instantly in love with a woman he sees admiring his work, the film laid the foundations for the director’s satirical investigations of the American psyche.
