A Honeymoon for Harriet and more

A Honeymoon for Harriet

1950. USA. Directed by Maurice Prather. Screenplay by Robert Altman. Produced by the Calvin Company. With lotus Corelli, James Lantz. In this comedy, sponsored by International Harvester, a country wife discovers that new farm equipment is a higher priority than she is. Digital projection. 21 min.

A Prairie Home Companion

2006. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Garrison Keillor. With Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Lindsay Lohan, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Kline. In the last of Altman’s backstage stories, performers of a popular radio show facing cancellation rally for its final broadcast, as sinister and angelic figures hover. The director’s final film is a meditation on death and a fittingly nostalgic tribute to the ensemble character of his work. 105 min.