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Robert Altman
Robert Altman was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his innovative style, ensemble casting, and satirical social commentary. He directed over 30 films in a career spanning five decades, including M*A*S*H*, Nashville, and Gosford Park. He died in 2006 at the age of 81.
Titles credited to Robert Altman
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime...
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Nothing Like a Dame
BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time as they reminisce over a lon...
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Altman
Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema left an indelible mark, not merely on the evolution of his art form, but also on the western zeitgeist....
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What Is Cinema?
Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmake...
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