Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Robert Altman 1925 - 2006

"Robert Altman, the beloved director of such classics as M*A*S*H, Nashville, 3 Women, The Player, Short Cuts, and, most recently, A Prairie Home Companion, has died at age 81 of undisclosed causes. One of the most acclaimed American filmmakers of all time, Altman had a staggering fifty-plus-year career, moving from the early days of television serials to the big screen, where, in the seventies, he revolutionized mainstream cinema with his multilayered soundtracks and sprawling multicharacter narratives."

It's a very strange feeling that i have right now, and i dunno if it's because i'm a freak or what, but lemme tell you. All day i've been sad about this news, because Altman is one of my top 5 directors in the world. His movies are very important to me, i grew up with them. His portrail of women is remarkable, he always puts it in the middle of his work (his most important work), like an engine, like the core of everything, and that's really important for me.

May he rest in peace and we'll miss him very much in this universe... :'(

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