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Sneak Preview A WALK IN THE "PARK" Seminal American Filmmaker Robert Altman Crosses the Pond to Helm "Gosford Park" I Legendary filmmaker Robert Altman hardly comes off as the type America or anywhere in the world to do smoke. I couldn't have gotten actors in to engage in anything trivial. After a film like this. [Veteran British actor] over four decades of crafting such seminal works as "McCabe & Mrs. Miller," half days a week for six-and-a-half Alan Bates came to work four-and-a- "Nashville" and "The Player," he has weeks before he ever had a scene — just established himself as one of America's to be in the background. I don't think I finest directors. But on a cell phone from could get any American London, where he's finishing up his lat- actor to do that. And none of us made any money on est film—a wry study of class and culture in 1930s England called "Gosford Park"—Altman is in a hurry to get back to his apartment to sit by his land line. It seems a buddy has selected him to be his phone-a-friend lifeline for the evening's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" broadcast. Thankfully, he has a bit of time to answer some questions about "Gosford Park" on his way home, under decidedly less pressure than the one he may be asked later in the evening. BOXOFFICE: Where was vour latest film, "Gosford Park," shot? Robert Altman: The downstairs and the j co-produced the film with attic rooms [where the servants lived] were a set at Shepperton Studios. The you. How did you hook up with him, and BOXOFFICE: With your reputation a;j I main part of the house was in a stately how did this project come together? one of the great American directors, ddj English home we liked for the wall portraits Altman: Bob. who also directs films, has you feel pressure to stamp your style ont( been a friend for years. He came to me your varying projects? and the size of the rooms. The owners were living in one wing while we about three years ago and asked if Altman: In my mind I don't have a style! there shot, and they were around and watching. They were terrific about it. said that one genre I'd never tackled—and ested in all these different kinds o:B was anything we could ever do together. I and that's why I get involved and inter! BOXOFFICE: What did you do to ensure what really interests me is going into a genre things. If you look at the stories of mosw period accuracy? that I haven't done before—was that of the films I've done, they're very simpk^ Altman: We had a cook, a butler and a Agatha Christie kind of thing. We went and conventional. In "McCabe & MrsU maid from that period—they're now in through a lot of Agatha Christie stuff that Miller." there were the three heavies, then their mid-80s—as technical advisors, and hadn't been done, and it was all too similar hero was the gambler with the heart oil they were on set all the time, mainly to and not what we wanted. Then Bob gold, and all of that stuff. The audience).) help the actors. My son Stephen was the became acquainted with Julian, and I knows those stories, and they're comfortable production designer, and he came here talked to him, and we hired him, and he did in them. I can deal with the details.! about a year ago and started his a smashing job writing a screenplay for us. with the way they look, and say, 'Ohlj research. And Julian Fellowes, who BOXOFFICE: You mentioned that working yeah, but this is the way it could have wrote the screenplay, was really our main in different film genres is important to been; maybe it was this way." Not the wayU technical advisor. He was determined you. Why is that? you've been shown with, [lor example. that the film be correct in terms of customs Altman: It's exciting and fun to go into an Clint Eastwood all the time. \jjjj§ and manners. He's an upstairs-er, and we had some downstairs-ers. The area I haven't dealt with before. If I don't have any fun, I'm not going to do this. "Gosford Park." Starring Michaa idea was to get it right and then not pay For instance, after doing "M*A*S*H" Jeremy Mirrem Gambon, Northam, Helen much attention to it, and 1 feel that we're Emily Watson. Ryan Phillippe, Stephen thirty years ago or so, I had a billion as accurate to the period as any film Fry. Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott that's ever been made here. and Richard E drain. Directed by Robert ThomaM BOXOFFICE: How was it to work in Eng- Altman. Written by Julian Fellowes. Produced by Robert Altman. Boh BalabcA land, with an almost entirely British east? Altman: This was the best experience I've ever had, and I'm not blowing by Jordan Reed this thing, nor will we ever. Everybody just loved what they were doing. It was so much fun to work with these actors and every day to see 20 great actors standing around like bit players. I'm looking to do my next picture here. I don't know what that is quite yet, but that's my intention. BOXOFFICE: You casted a couple of American actors including Bob Balaban, who offers to make more films like that, "M*A*S*H 2 ", "M*A*S*H 3"— BOXOFFICE: You were really asked to make "M*A*S*H" sequels? Altman: Oh. absolutely I was asked to make "M*A*S*II 2." And I said I was afraid I'd be late for work, meaning if were to do a second "M*A*S*H" o, "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" or "Nashville, I'd feel I'd done it already, and I'm nol very interested in copying myself. That* exactly why I did "The Gingerbread] ' Man," because I hadn't done a thriller. : 36 BOxOHKl ami David Lew. A L .V.I release Drama. 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