Altman on Altman by David Thompson

Altman on Altman by David Thompson

In Altman on Altman, one of American cinema's most incorrigible mavericks reflects on a brilliant career. 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, Nashville . . . In the 1980s Altman struggled to fund his work, but he was restored to prominence in 1992 with The Player, an acerbic take on Hollywood. Short Cuts, an inspired adaptation of Raymond Carver, and the Oscar-winning Gosford Park, underscored his comeback. Now he recalls the highs and lows of his career trajectory to David Thompson in this definitive interview book, part of Faber's widely acclaimed Directors on Directors series. 'Hearing in his own words in Altman on Altman just how much of his films occur spontaneously, as a result of last-minute decisions on set, is fascinating . . . For film lovers, this is just about indispensable.' Ben Sloan, Metro London

For Faber, David Thompson has co-edited Scorsese on Scorsese (with Ian Christie) and edited Levinson on Levinson. He is the director of many acclaimed documentaries about a diverse range of films and filmmakers, from Vittorio Storaro and Jean Renoir to Josef von Sternberg and Busby Berkeley.

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ISBN 13	9780571220892
ISBN 10	0571220894
Title	Altman on Altman
Author	David Thompson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Year published	2006-01-19
Number of pages	336
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