Lost in Translation? A Swede’s Snub of U.S. Lit

By CHARLES McGRATH
Published: October 5, 2008
The Nobel Prize has eluded America’s writers. Insularity is one unflattering explanation.

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Now there is no reason to prevent anybody from making a film. The technology exists, the equipment is much cheaper than it was, the post-production facilities are on a laptop computer, the entire equipment to make a film can go in a couple of cases and be carried as hand luggage on a plane. There is nothing to stop people making films. - Mike Figgis, screenwriter Leaving Las Vegas

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