Altman

FordecadesAltmanfascinated,challengedandperplexedcriticsandaudiencesalikewithfilms--amongthemM*A*S*H,Nashville,ShortCuts,andGosfordPark--thatpioneeredtheuseofzoomlenses,overlappingdialogue,multi-trackrecording,improvisation,multiplestorylinesandmixingdocumentarywithfiction.Yet,forallhistechnicalinnovations,Altmaninfusedeachofhisworkswithatrademarksenseofsubversive,caustic,satiricalhumour,aswellasanempassionedsocialandpoliticalengagement.Avisualhistoryofthisimportantartistandhisoeuvre,Altmanbrimswithphotographs,writingsandmemorabiliaculledfromAltman'sownarchive,aswellasfromdozensofpersonalscrapbooksbelongingtohiswifeKathryn,whocontributespersonalrecollectionsoflifewithAltman.Alsoincludedarecontributionsfromsomeofthebest-knownfilmmakers,critics,writersandperformerswithwhomAltmanworkedorwhomAltmaninspired,includingMartinScorsese,E.L.DoctorowandJulesFeiffer,amongothers.