A Prairie Home Companion
Robert Altman’s A Prairie Home Companion takes us inside the final performance of a live radio show that lasted for thirty years. The Fitzgerald Theater, in which the musical show takes place, will be demolished and turn into a parking garage. With emotion, joy, and a bit of mysteriousness, the strength of the film is in its subtlety. The camera gives us enough time to get to know the characters without slowing down the paste. Many big stars are in the film including Vassar’s alumni Meryl Streep (an oldie but goodie), Virginia Madsen, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Kline, John C. Reilly, and Tommy Lee Jones, and they all done a fantastic job of not only acting but singing as well. I enjoy both the heartfelt performances as well as the whimsical comedies they brought to the production.
am an avid listener of “prairie” and will definitely miss them…
in this totally visual age (pun fully intended!) :o) ), it’s really such a pleasure to have a worthwhile/fun radio show to listen to…
I didn’ know that was their last performance. I love the way he carries his joke. It used to be my companion back when I was still in college. Even though I don’t listen to the show often as I used to I’ll surely miss it.