{"id":686,"date":"2006-11-21T17:17:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-21T17:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2006\/11\/director-robert-altman-dies-at-81.html"},"modified":"2006-11-21T17:17:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-21T17:17:00","slug":"director-robert-altman-dies-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2006\/11\/director-robert-altman-dies-at-81.html","title":{"rendered":"Director Robert Altman Dies at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollywood lost a cinematic legacy <\/a>yesterday when the director of the such critically acclaimed movies as “M*A*S*H” and “Nashville,” Robert Altman<\/a>, passed away at the age of 81. For decades<\/a>, Altman set himself apart from other directors by developing a non-linear form of storytelling and by often using long sequences of overlapping dialogue among his characters. It’s a style of filmmaking that many younger directors copy today, but back in the 1970s was anything anything but typical.<\/p>\n

Though Altman never experienced huge commerical success, and was not even recognized by the film industry with an Oscar <\/a>until earlier this year, Altman has left behind a body of work that examines the best and worst of all segments of society. And while I never cared for his abrasive political and personal rantings, Altman successfully achieved what all revolutonary artists attempt to do: He shaped our culture and redefined an art form by insightfully questioning the conventions of society (“Gosford Park” ), religion (“A Praire Home Companion<\/a>“), corporate America (“The Player”), and politics (‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial”) with a point-of-view that was unique, and for better or worse, steadfastly uncompromised in its worldview.<\/p>\n

For me, the Altman films that I liked best where the ones that celebrated the creative process. These films–which include “The Company” and “Vincent and Theo”–are not considered his very best, but I think they reveal the true passion he had for beauty of art in it’s purest form to communicate truth.<\/p>\n

And if you’d like to read what other film critics have to say about Altman’s life and work, I encourage you to go here<\/a> and here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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