Altman (film)
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Running time | 96 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Altman is a 2014 documentary film about the life and career of film director Robert Altman.[1] The film was directed and produced by Ron Mann.[2] It features brief contributions by several actors who had appeared in Altman's films, such as Robin Williams, Bruce Willis, Julianne Moore, Michael Murphy and Elliott Gould, as well as director Paul Thomas Anderson, who served as a "backup" director on A Prairie Home Companion.
Synopsis
The film focuses in part on the problems Altman faced over the course of his filmmaking career, including writing screenplays (he sold a script to
Then, Altman enjoyed a career revival in the 1990s with The Player. The film also features commentary from Altman's wife and children, discussing their relationships and memories of him, and is peppered with short segments with Altman collaborators, each giving a synonym for the term "Altmanesque", in reference to Altman's methods.
Reception
The film received moderately positive reviews. The film holds a 67% rating on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes.[3]
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian praised the film, only saying that, "Ron Mann's terrifically warm and generous documentary tribute to Robert Altman is, for me, spoiled only fractionally by its gimmick of putting the director's famous collaborators on the spot, on-camera, and demanding a synonym for 'Altmanesque'."[4]
Accolades
The film received a
References
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (August 1, 2014). "An Auteur, in His Own Words". The New York Times.
- ^ 'Altman' Review: Ron Mann's Documentary Does Robert Altman Justice - Variety
- ^ Altman, retrieved 2018-03-15
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2 April 2015). "Altman review – apt appraisal of an American auteur". The Guardian.
- ^ Kermode, Mark (5 April 2015). "Altman review – a hagiographic romp". The Guardian.
External links
- Altman at IMDb
- Altman at Rotten Tomatoes
