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A look at the life and work of American film-maker Robert Altman.A look at the life and work of American film-maker Robert Altman.A look at the life and work of American film-maker Robert Altman.
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Robert Altman
- Self
- (archive footage)
Kathryn Reed
- Self
- (as Kathryn Reed Altman)
Donald Sutherland
- Self
- (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
- Self
- (archive footage)
Tommy Thompson
- Self
- (archive footage)
Vilmos Zsigmond
- Self
- (archive footage)
Matthew R. Altman
- Self
- (voice)
- (as Matthew Reed Altman)
Stephen Altman
- Self
- (voice)
Richard Nixon
- Self
- (archive footage)
Shelley Duvall
- Self
- (archive footage)
Paul Dooley
- Self
- (archive footage)
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- Writer
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- Quotes
Robin Williams: Altmanesque? Ha-ha. Expect the unexpected.
- Crazy creditsNo hippies were harmed in the making of this movie.
- ConnectionsFeatures Brief Encounter (1945)
- SoundtracksLes Boréades: Overture
Written by Jean-Philippe Rameau (as Jean-Phillipe Rameau)
Performed by John Eliot Gardiner
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A look at the life and work of American filmmaker Robert Altman.
For anyone who loves film and its history, this is a must-see documentary. The career of Robert Altman spanned many decades and he worked with just about anyone who was anyone, making some of the greatest films of all time. Some duds, too, but that will happen.
Rather than just talking to a handful of people about their memories, this mixes in plenty of home footage, Altman's own memories, and those of his wife. While his career could fit into a much longer film, for the time frame allotted they did a great job covering his whole life and leaving us wanting more rather than opening up the possibility we could get bored.
For anyone who loves film and its history, this is a must-see documentary. The career of Robert Altman spanned many decades and he worked with just about anyone who was anyone, making some of the greatest films of all time. Some duds, too, but that will happen.
Rather than just talking to a handful of people about their memories, this mixes in plenty of home footage, Altman's own memories, and those of his wife. While his career could fit into a much longer film, for the time frame allotted they did a great job covering his whole life and leaving us wanting more rather than opening up the possibility we could get bored.
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- gavin6942
- Feb 16, 2015
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- $996
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