A Prairie Home Companion

Acclaimed filmmaker Robert Altman (Short Cuts, Nashville) brings National Public Radio stalwart Garrison Keillor's long-running radio program to vivid life on the big screen in a intricately woven backstage fable centering on the final performance of a fictionalized version of his variety show. As ...more

This big-screen adaptation of Garrison Keillor's long-running radio show A Prairie Home Companion, directed by an octogenarian Robert Altman, offers a beautiful synthesis of two unique artistic visions. Both an ode to old-time radio while a sly parody of it, Keillor's program has always attempted to achieve nostalgia through humor, music, and song. His pining for a lost time carries over to the fictional version of the show presented in the film, but Altman, just a few years removed from a heart ...more