Happy Birthday, Robert Altman! Born today in 1925 as Robert Bernard Altman, this American screenwriter, producer and film director was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era from his freewheeling features.
Altman's style of filmmaking covered many genres, but usually with a "subversive" twist which typically relied on satire and humor to express his personal views. He had developed a reputation for being "anti-Hollywood" and non-conformist in both his themes and directing style.
However, actors especially enjoyed working under his direction because he encouraged them to improvise, thereby inspiring their own creativity.
However, actors especially enjoyed working under his direction because he encouraged them to improvise, thereby inspiring their own creativity.
Altman was considered a "maverick" in making films with a highly naturalistic but stylized and satirical aesthetic, unlike most Hollywood films. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in American cinema.
Altman had been active from 1947–2006.
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