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Biography

Name: Robert Altman
Birth Date: February 20, 1925
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: filmmaker

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Biography of Robert Altman
1,934 words, approx. 6 pages
As a filmmaker, Robert Altman (born 1925) was known as a risk taker and a nonconformist, who was committed at all cost to his own vision. While this led to what many critics consider a highly uneven output, successes like M*A*S*H (1971), Nashville...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Altman, Robert (1925—) Summary
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Considered to be the most prolific, if not the most influential film maker of the New Hollywood Cinema of the early 1970s, writer/producer/director Robert Altman made 13 films throughout the decade, including the Oscar-nominated hits M*A*S*H in 1970...
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Robert Altman Information
4,879 words, approx. 16 pages
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his...


News and Journals
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Film - Dienst
Robert Altman
12/07/2006: 809 words, approx. 3 pages
Robert Altmans Filme haben weder einen Anfang noch ein Ende. Ihre Form ist nicht der Fluss der Zeit von A nach B, sondern Simultanität und Parallelität. Die Zeit bewegt sich in ihnen auch zurück, breitet sich aus, geht Umwege. Einzelschicksale haben Altman nie wirklich...
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The Washington Post
Robert Altman, Accidental Artist
04/28/2006: 513 words, approx. 2 pages
When Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin presented Robert Altman with an honorary Oscar last month -- during an odd little skit in which the actresses kept talking over each other in tongue-in-cheek tribute to the director's quasi-improvisatory filmmaking style -- there may have been...
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AP News
Robert Altman remembered in memorial
2/20/2007: 502 words, approx. 2 pages
As a swirling mix of family, actors, directors and producers remembered Robert Altman in a Manhattan service Tuesday, the overlapping, communal atmosphere reminded more than a few of the kind of scene the filmmaker reveled in documenting."There's a hilarious new movie in preproduction up in...
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AP News
Scorsese starts world-cinema project
5/22/2007: 312 words, approx. 1 pages
Martin Scorsese wants to save the world cinema.The Academy Award-winning director said Tuesday it was a "dream come true" to launch his international project at the Cannes Film Festival, where his "Taxi Driver" won the top prize in 1976.He's backed by an advisory board of...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Interview by Robert Altman with Frank Beaver
3,896 words, approx. 13 pages
In the following interview, Altman discusses the course of his career and his critical reputation.
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Critical Essay by Kathleen Murphy
2,454 words, approx. 8 pages
In the following essay, Murphy discusses some prevailing images from Altman's films.
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Critical Review by Robert Hilferty
2,296 words, approx. 8 pages
In the following review, Hilferty states that, "Less about fab fabric than the tenuous fabric of society, Ready to Wear is an elaborate striptease of the human condition."
 


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