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On Set: The Place Beyond the Pines

Director Derek Cianfrance takes us behind the scenes of his epic family drama. Click here to read the full story.

By Fan Zhong
Photographed by Atsushi Nishijima

March 2013

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Eva Mendes is a waitress in the film, and she worked a number of shifts at a diner outside Albany to prep for the role. A common complaint from her customers: not enough salt on their fries.

Photographs by Atsushi Nishijima

March 2013

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On Set: The Place Beyond the Pines