Alexander Payne’s last Christmas movie “Winter Solstice” is nominated in five categories at this year’s Oscars, including the most important one, “Best Picture.” Several dozen hours before the ceremony, information came to light that the production’s director was suspected of plagiarism.
The Oscar gala will take place that night. One of the creators accuses the director whose film is nominated in five categories of plagiarism
The whole matter was reported by the portal “”. In the text of the American website we can read that the creator of the animated films “Luca” and “Wonka”, Simon Stephenson, sent a message on this matter to the Writers Guild of America.
He allegedly made a request to “discuss an important matter,” which led to a phone call during which Stephenson allegedly reported “an issue with the credits on a fairly high-profile WGA-backed project”:
The evidence that the ‘Winter Solstice’ script is copied line by line is overwhelming – anyone who looks at even the briefest sample almost invariably uses the word ‘cheeky’ – the ‘Wonka’ creator reportedly said.
This is how Simon Stephenson described “Winter Solstice” as being too similar to his unrealized film “Frisco”, which was supposed to be about a pediatrician, tired of life, forced to take care of a 15-year-old patient with a special condition.
In turn, “Winter Solstice” by Alexander Payne is a story about a grumpy history teacher who cannot count on a favorable opinion among both students and the teaching staff. The film takes place in 1970 and the main character stays at school during the Christmas break to watch over students who cannot return home. Among them is the problematic Angus, with whom he unexpectedly develops a close bond.
Source: Gazeta
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