New Robert Altman documentary honours an American cinema giant
- 9 years ago
One of world cinema’s greats, the late American director Robert Altman, gets an overdue documentary from filmmaker Ron Mann, which offers an in-depth look at Altman’s life and career.
Altman had the reputation for being “anti-Hollywood” and non-conformist in both his themes and directing style. His international career took of with Korean war comedy M.A.S.H. which won the Palme d’Or at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for several Oscars.
“I had a great affection for Bob’s films growing up in the ’70s, This was around the time of the ‘new’ Hollywood, so filmmakers like Coppola, and George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, but Bob was older at the time, and they were freer – they kind of liberated film,” says Mann.
Altman famously used custom-made mini-microphones, years ahead of their time, on all his actors, recording everything improvised and scripted, and mixing it into an intoxicating cocktail. For 50 years third wife Kathryn Reed was by his side.
“Well, I went down an
Altman had the reputation for being “anti-Hollywood” and non-conformist in both his themes and directing style. His international career took of with Korean war comedy M.A.S.H. which won the Palme d’Or at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for several Oscars.
“I had a great affection for Bob’s films growing up in the ’70s, This was around the time of the ‘new’ Hollywood, so filmmakers like Coppola, and George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, but Bob was older at the time, and they were freer – they kind of liberated film,” says Mann.
Altman famously used custom-made mini-microphones, years ahead of their time, on all his actors, recording everything improvised and scripted, and mixing it into an intoxicating cocktail. For 50 years third wife Kathryn Reed was by his side.
“Well, I went down an