Altman on Altman
Book (italiano):
<div>An exciting collection of original interviews with the infamously outspoken director of <i>Short Cuts</i>.<br><br>From <i>Nashville</i> to <i>The Player</i> to <i>Gosford Park</i>, Robert Altman's irreverent, iconoclastic style has palpably altered the landscape of American cinema. Cited as an influence by such envelope-pushing directors as Spike Jonze and P. T. Anderson, Altman has created a genre all his own, notable for its improvised, overlapping dialogue and creative cinematography. One of the key moviemakers of the 1970s--commonly considered the heyday of American film--Altman's irrepressible combination of unorthodox vision and style is most clearly evidenced in the fourteen movies he released across that decade. By fine-tuning his talent in a diverse array of genres, including westerns, thrillers, and loopy, absurdist comedies--all subtly altered to fit his signature métier--he cemented his place as one of our most esteemed directors.<br><br>In these conversations with David Thompson, Altman reflects on his start in industrial filmmaking, as well as his tenure in television directing <i>Alfred Hitchcock Presents</i> and <i>Bonanza</i>, and his big break in feature films as the director of the enormously popular <i>M*A*S*H</i>, a project for which he was the last possible resort behind fourteen other directors. The resulting portrait reveals a quixotic man whose films continue to delight and challenge audiences, both in the United States and beyond.<br></div>
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