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Video Essay: Altman TV

Where did Robert Altman come from? A rare look at the great filmmaker's early television works that helped shape his inimitable style

Read a transcript here. Special thanks to Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan, co-author of the book Altman, and the Museum of Modern Art, whose Robert Altman retrospective ran through January 17, for their invaluable assistance.

This story is part of the January-February 2015 issue of Film Comment.

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