Research Catalog

Title

Altman on Altman / edited by David Thompson.

Author

Altman, Robert, 1925-

Publication

London ; New York : Faber and Faber, 2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

Thompson, David.

Description

xxii, 306 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

"Robert Altman served a long apprenticeship in movie-making before his great breakthrough, the Korean War comedy M*A*S*H* (1969). It became a huge hit and won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, but also established Altman's inimitable use of sound and image, and his gift for handling a repertory company of actors. The 1970s then became Altman's decade, with a string of masterpieces: McCabe and Mrs Miller, The Long Goodbye, Thieves Like Us, and Nashville. In the 1980s Altman specialised in adaptations of remarkable stage plays, but he was restored to international prominence in 1992 with The Player, an acerbic take on Hollywood. Short Cuts, an inspired filming of Raymond Carver, and the Oscar-winning Gosford Park, have underscored his pre-eminence among contemporary filmmakers." "In conversation with David Thompson, Altman is frank, funny, and endlessly fascinating as he recalls his many bold experiments, adventures and mishaps, spanning six decades behind the camera. This is the definitive study of one of America's greatest filmmakers."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Altman, Robert, 1925- > Criticism and interpretation
• Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Interviews

Genre/Form

• Interviews
• Interviews.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-289) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Early years, The Calvin Company, first features, television -- More television, Countdown, That cold day in the park -- M*A*S*H*, Brewster McCloud, McCabe & Mrs Miller -- Images, The long goodbye, Thieves like us, California split, Nashville -- Buffalo Bill and the Indians, Women, A wedding, Quintet, A perfect couple, Health, Popeye -- Come back to the five and dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean, Streamers, O.C. and Stiggs, Secret honor, Fool for love, The dumb waiter/the room, Beyond therapy, The Caine munity court-martial, Tanner '88, Vincent & Theo, The player -- Short cuts, Prêt-à-Porter, Kansas City, The gingerbread man, Cookie's fortune, Dr T and the women, Gosford Park, The company, Tanner on Tanner.

ISBN

0571220894

OCLC

• 53709872
• SCSB-12007083

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library