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A Prairie Home Companion

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PG13,1hr 45min

Genre:

Comedy

Released:

June 9, 2006

Director:

Robert Altman

Distributor:

Picturehouse

Starring:

Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan ...more

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Synopsis: 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 if the result of some strange mass-media fluke, the popular radio program A Prairie Home Companion somehow managed to survive the television age to entertain its audience every Saturday ... Full Synopsis

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	By John Hartl, Film critic, MSNBC : "The movie, despite all the ominous touches, can't help being a celebration of what [Garrison] Keillor accomplished. The result is one of the most amiable and laidback things Altman's ever done." Full Review Perry Seibert : 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. ... Full Review

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	Lily Tomlin Rhonda Johnson Meryl Streep Yolanda Johnson Lindsay Lohan Lola Johnson Garrison Keillor Garrison Keillor

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	'A Prairie Home Companion' Clip: "Backstage"

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