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Altmannerisms: Acting and Performance

Robert Altman on the set of McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Panel Discussion
June 7, 2013 - 9:30am to 11:30am

A panel considers some of the performances Robert Altman committed to film from the perspective of cinematography and acting itself. That so many featured players in Altman’s films returned to work on multiple projects is a testimony to the director’s ability to raise the craft of filming performance to a fine art.

Altmannerisms: Sound and Music

Robert Altman on the set of McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Panel Discussion
June 7, 2013 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Robert Altman's innovations in sound and music recording and editing are among his greatest achievements as a director. Panelists discuss those innovations from their perspectives as scholars, sound editors, and composers with whom Altman collaborated – including collaboration on an opera production at the University of Michigan when Altman was a visiting artist and instructor.

Altmannerisms: Public Unveiling and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Robert Altman on the set of McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Exhibit Opening
June 7, 2013 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Paul Courant, Dean of the University of Michigan Library, and Mrs. Katherine Altman, widow of famed director Robert Altman, lead the official public unveiling and ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the Robert Altman Archive at the University of Michigan. Brief remarks.

Altmannerisms: Altman in the Archives

Robert Altman on the set of McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Panel Discussion
June 8, 2013 - 10:30am to 12:00pm

This roundtable promises a vibrant, lively discussion among students and international film scholars and film makers who have already enjoyed hands-on study of resources in the Robert Altman Collection at the University Library.

Altmannerisms: American Maverick

Robert Altman on the set of McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Discussion
June 8, 2013 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Family members, scholars and close colleagues offer their personal and professional reflections on a prolific and versatile master: Robert Altman. Altman remains a titan in the rich American tradition of "maverick directors."

Altmannerisms: Nashville

Robert Altman on the set of McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Film
June 9, 2013 - 12:30pm to 3:15pm

View Nashville, directed by Robert Altman. This Cinetopia film screening takes place in Angell Hall, Auditorium A.

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