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Robert Altman
- The Oral Biography
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Paul Newman, Julie Christie, Elliott Gould, Martin Scorsese, Cher
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Robert Altman - visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend - comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a few enemies, as well as the agents, writers, crew members, producers, and stars who worked with him, including Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Paul Newman, Julie Christie, Elliott Gould, Martin Scorsese, Robin Williams, Cher, and many others. There is even Altman himself, in the form of his exclusive last interviews.
After an all-American boyhood in Kansas City, a stint flying bombers through enemy fire in World War II, and jobs ranging from dog-tattoo entrepreneur to television director, Robert Altman burst onto the scene in 1970 with the movie M*A*S*H. He revolutionized American filmmaking, and, in a decade, produced masterpieces at an astonishing pace: McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Thieves Like Us, The Long Goodbye, 3 Women, and, of course, Nashville. Then, after a period of disillusionment with Hollywood - as well as Hollywood's disillusionment with him - he reinvented himself with a bold new set of masterworks: The Player, Short Cuts, and Gosford Park. Finally, just before the release of the last of his nearly 40 movies, A Prairie Home Companion, he received an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement from the Academy, which had snubbed him for so many years.
Mitchell Zuckoff - who was working with Altman on his memoirs before he died - weaves Altman's final interviews, an incredible cast of voices, and contemporary reviews and news accounts, into a riveting tale of an extraordinary life. Here are a series of revelations that force us to reevaluate Altman as a man and an artist, and to view his sprawling narratives with large casts, multiple story lines, and overlapping dialogue as unquestionably the work of a modern genius.
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- Daniel R. Mendoza
- 04-17-15
Thank You
Given what I do for a living/with my life, this feels like the most significantly helpful and meaningful biography of a filmmaker I've ever experienced. Mr. Altman's work has had a profound effect on me and now this celebration of his life and work has, too.
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- Ray928
- 05-17-22
If you like that sort of thing!
I have listened to all of Zuckoff's books. All were exceedingly good. I ranther wondered why he did this book. It is just a lot diffferent than the others. It mainly talks about all the movies Altman did with bits from various people about the books and how Altman was. It has some interesting content, but certainly is not compelling. If you want a good Zuckoff book do "Frozen in Time," or "Lost in Shangri La"
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- Le Connoisseur
- 11-30-20
Beautiful, Altmanesque Tribute
The master filmmaker is remembered by the people who knew him and loved him. A marvelous listen.
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- Kimberly
- 05-10-10
Amazing altman
This book made you feel like you knew Bob Altman...the first big movie, the wives, the genius, the alcohol and pot. The narration is brillliant. Highly recommended.
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