so wonderful, and fitting, that this should be Robert Altman's final film. it's not among his very best, of course, but it is among his most pleasant, and certainly his most peaceful. the humor is warm, the music is terrific, and the cast (with the exception of a startlingly wooden Virginia Madsen) are all gracefully game for Altman's challenges, resulting in an expressionistic narrative concert film in which kind-hearted people develop and refine their ideas about mortality. it is a film about life because it is a film about death, and it's as dignified (and, for his fans, comforting) a final artistic statement as any else that come to mind.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
robert altman's A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION (2006)
so wonderful, and fitting, that this should be Robert Altman's final film. it's not among his very best, of course, but it is among his most pleasant, and certainly his most peaceful. the humor is warm, the music is terrific, and the cast (with the exception of a startlingly wooden Virginia Madsen) are all gracefully game for Altman's challenges, resulting in an expressionistic narrative concert film in which kind-hearted people develop and refine their ideas about mortality. it is a film about life because it is a film about death, and it's as dignified (and, for his fans, comforting) a final artistic statement as any else that come to mind.
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