Directed by Robert Altman
30 Episodes
Born one hundred years ago, Robert Altman made movies that play like the cinematic equivalent of jazz—elastic, improvisational, and thrillingly alive to chance and happenstance. A master of the ensemble epic whose maverick sensibility stood out even in the auteur-driven New Hollywood era, Altman put his subversive, stylistically freewheeling spin on everything from the war movie (MASH) to the western (MCCABE & MRS. MILLER) to the buddy comedy (CALIFORNIA SPLIT) to the art-house psychodrama (3 WOMEN), crafting incisive studies of the American mythos that prioritize spiky moments of character interaction over narrative convention. Imitated by many, matched by none, Altman’s films are worlds unto themselves, teeming with more humanity than a single story can contain.
Programmed by Sean Fennessey
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29:55Episode 1TANNER ’88: Episode 6
Episode 1
“Child’s Play”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize-winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media ...
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30:06Episode 2TANNER ’88: Episode 7
Episode 2
“The Great Escape”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize-winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their me...
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30:14Episode 3TANNER ’88: Episode 8
Episode 3
“The Girlfriend Factor”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize-winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented the...
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30:16Episode 4TANNER ’88: Episode 9
Episode 4
“Something Borrowed, Something New”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize-winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and p...
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30:02Episode 5TANNER ’88: Episode 10
Episode 5
“The Boiler Room”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize-winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their med...
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28:59Episode 6TANNER ’88: Episode 11
Episode 6
“The Reality Check”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize-winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their m...