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Filmmaker Ron Mann looks back on the life and work of American director Robert Altman.
  • Genre:
    documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ron Mann
  • Producer:
    Ron Mann
  • Writer:
    Len Blum
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    Sphinx Productions

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Paul Thomas Anderson
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James Caan
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Keith Carradine
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Elliott Gould
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Philip Baker Hall
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Sally Kellerman
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Lyle Lovett
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Julianne Moore
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Michael Murphy
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Lily Tomlin
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Ron Mann
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Len Blum
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Critic Reviews for Altman

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  • Unfortunately, the straightforward film doesn't probe deeply enough to reveal the creative psyche of the remarkable filmmaker Robert Altman, whose films didn't look or sound like those of any other director. [Full review in Japanese]

    December 19, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Claudia Puig

    The Asahi Shimbun GLOBE (Japan)

  • This hagiographic romp through Robert Altman's inspiring/exasperating career never gets beneath the surface of its fascinating subject.

    April 5, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Mark Kermode

    Observer (UK)

  • This isn't an exhaustive or especially insightful documentary about Robert Altman (who died in 2006) but it successfully reminds us of what made him such a special director.

    April 2, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Geoffrey Macnab

    Independent (UK)

  • Unfortunately, Altman, Ron Mann's pedestrian film about the great Robert Altman is as turgid and flat-footed as Altman's best work was mercurial and maverick.

    April 2, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

    Wendy Ide

    Times (UK)

  • Mann makes a valuable plea for Altman as a great respecter of actors ...

    April 2, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Peter Bradshaw

    Guardian

  • Inevitably not as subversive as its subject, but a fitting tribute nonetheless.

    April 2, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Adam Woodward

    Little White Lies
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Audience Reviews for Altman

  • May 13, 2017
    Robert Altman is a fascinating director who received training in the early days of television before becoming a director/writer/producer of feature films. This documentary about his life includes many clips from his films and many interviewees who worked with him. He was especially known for films with large ensemble casts and natural sounding overlapping dialogue, so there are an incredible number of well known celebrity faces who contribute anecdotes about Altman on and off set. A straightforward biographical documentary that is well made.
    Byron B Super Reviewer
  • Sep 18, 2014
    The most fascinating part of this documentary revolves around the early life of Robert Altman and his career prior to the breakthrough of M.A.S.H. His later career is perhaps too glossed over but this is nonetheless a fascinating look at a ground breaking director.
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