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The station agent is a 2003 american comedydrama film written and directed by tom mccarthy. Bradford winters had been showrunner for its first two seasons, with jason horwitch taking over for season 3. It stars peter dinklage as a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in the newfoundland section of jefferson township, new jersey. Travel leaders network agencies that are part of the tln consortium have access to the tln railagent travel agent website to sell amtrak. Oct 16, 2003 the station agent ends very abruptly, at a point where youre ready to hang out with it a while. Just outside the station is the worlds least busy snack stand, run by joe bobby cannavale, who learns that fin wants to be left alone. May 04, 2015 the station agent 2003 official trailer peter dinklage, patricia clarkson movie hd fin mcbride, a loner with a passion for trains, inherits an abandoned train station in the middle of nowhere. Tom mccarthy a young man inherits a train station in rural new jersey and moves there for a life of quiet solitude. Soon after moving in, he discovers his isolated depot is more like grand central station. The station agent 2003 official trailer peter dinklage, patricia clarkson movie hd fin mcbride, a loner with a passion for trains, inherits an. The station agent ost i want to be left alone duration.
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The station agent 2003 official trailer peter dinklage, patricia. Kirbys book is helpful in explaining the preoccupation with the railroad in the station agent as a further instance of the films selfreflexivity. The film is genuine, unpretentious and beautifully recorded. It isnt necessarily a rude comment its that any comment at all is rude. It also stars patricia clarkson, michelle williams, bobby cannavale and john slattery. The station agent is little more than a threecharacter, metaphorically burdened offbroadway play, but peter dinklages understated performance gives it a bit of substance.
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