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Part of Weekend Classics: Altman at 100
Based on stories by Raymond Carver, Robert Altman’s ensemble drama deftly integrates its disparate characters and episodes into a funny, poignant, emotionally satisfying whole. Epic in scale yet meticulously observed, the film interweaves the lives of 22 characters struggling to find solace and meaning in contemporary Los Angeles. The extraordinary ensemble cast includes Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Lemmon and Jennifer Jason Leigh — all giving fearless performances in one of Altman’s most compassionate creations.
“Altman has made this kind of film before, notably in NASHVILLE (1976) and THE PLAYER (1992). He doesn’t like stories that pretend that the characters control their destinies, and their actions will produce a satisfactory outcome. He likes the messiness and coincidence of real life, where you can do your best, and some days it’s just not good enough. He doesn’t reproduce Raymond Carver’s stories so much as his attitude.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times (Oct 22, 1993) “Part of the miracle of Robert Altman's triumphantly fierce, funny, moving and innovative SHORT CUTS is that you can't get this movie out of your head. You keep playing it back to savor its formula-smashing audacity, its peerless performances and its cleareyed view of blasted lives.” —Peter Travers, Rolling Stone (Oct 4, 1993) “It is the one American film of recent months with an unerring feel for what is happening now, and a plausible answer as to why. A Nashville for the ‘90s, in fact…. The film holds completely, both as a summation of Altman's unflattering but not unloving view of American society, in which the happiest people appear to be the alcoholics, and an epic piece of cinema of innate daring and imagination.” —Derek Malcolm, The Guardian (Mar 3, 1994)
