The Later Films and Legacy of Robert Altman

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Edited by Lisa Dombrowski and Justin Wyatt

Type

Film Reviews

Subject

Director > Robert Altman

Keywords

Robert Altman

Publishing date

2023

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Collection

ReFocus: The American Directors Series

1st publishing

2022

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 280 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches (16 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4744-7886-1

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Book Presentation:
Illuminating the industrial, cultural, and aesthetic significance of the later years of one of American cinema’s most influential auteurs, this anthology combines scholarly essays, original interviews with Robert Altman’s collaborators, and previously unseen photographs from the Robert Altman Papers held at the Special Collections Research Center, University of Michigan Library. The book considers post-1970s Altman as a way to rethink and reconceive his authorship, expanding our understanding of the development of Altman’s personal aesthetic and production practices; his adaptation of existing source material; the representation of sex, gender, and identity in his films; his relation to the changing landscape of American independent cinema, and his unfinished projects. Interviews with key Altman collaborators like Alan Rudolph, Ira Deutchman and Anne Rapp highlight their contributions to Altman’s career. Rather than place aside the extensive work on Robert Altman to date, this comprehensive book offers texture and depth to previous ways of thinking about Altman’s creativity and contribution to American cinema.

About the authors:
Dr Lisa Dombrowski is a Professor of Film Studies and Professor of East Asian Studies at Wesleyan UniversityDr Justin Wyatt is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Journalism, and Film/Media at the University of Rhode Island

Press Reviews:
Moving beyond Robert Altman’s early film career, ReFocus turns to the active, though critically overlooked, last 25 years of it. Each chapter teems with new takes and perspectives. A must for anyone interested in independent cinema, and for those who find Altman’s work as innovative and observant as the director himself was. ― Caryl Flinn, University of Michigan

This book is admirably conceived and carried out [...] an exemplary collection of academic essays. Highly recommended. -- S. C. Dillon, Bates College ― CHOICE

A revelatory return, ReFocus places scholarly studies of Altman’s late career into dialogue with new interviews of Altman collaborators. Exploring Altman as the director, producer, and businessman who so expertly juggled "cash, cast, calendar," Dombrowski and Wyatt’s collection is a must-read for anyone interested in late style and independent film. ― Chris Holmlund, Professor Emerita, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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