Hamptons Theater Celebrates Filmmaker Robert Altman

Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is paying tribute to one of America’s greatest filmmakers, Robert Altman, on Monday, June 8th at 7 p.m. Altman’s Art will include a screening of “Gosford Park,” a discussion of Altman’s work and a talkback hosted by Bob Balaban, who will be accompanied by Guilia D’Agnolo Vallan and Kathryn Altman.

Altman’s “Gosford Park” is a murder mystery satire, set in 1930s England that follows the lives of the rich and famous, and the intriguing stories of their servants, while on a hunting trip weekend. The production has previously been compared to Jean Renoir’s classic “Rules of the Game” and “Ten Little Indians.”

Following the film and the taklback, co-authors Kathryn R. Altman, Altman’s widow, and Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan, a film critic, will host a book signing for the biography “Altman,” the first official visual biography celebrating his life and career.

Altman was widely known as a pioneer in the film industry, creating favorites like “M*A*S*H,” “Nashville” and “The Player.” His work is described as having a signature “Altmanesque” style that is “as recognizable and familiar as Renoir’s brushstrokes or Debussy’s orchestrations,” according to Martin Scorsese.

Tickets for this event, celebrating filmmaker Robert Altman, are $20.

Bay Street Theater is located at 1 Bay Street in Sag Harbor. For more information, and to purchase tickets, call 631-725-9500 or visit www.baystreet.org.