“Other directors tell stories. Robert Altman explored ecosystems. No filmmaker more playfully examined the hierarchies in which we humans like to arrange ourselves, every movie a bustling community that seemed more discovered than staged. Altman’s improv-heavy, overlapping dialogue and roving camera made his pictures feel caught on the fly, brimming with babbling, picaresque ensembles who’ve been there before the movie started and will continue to live long, loopy lives after the closing credits roll.” – Sean Burns, WBUR Arts & Culture
Our Robert Altman Centennial series runs Mondays & Tuesdays from July 15 through August 26.