Images

film by Altman [1972]

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Images is a 1972 film directed by Robert Altman. The movie stars Susannah York as a disturbed woman who struggles to differentiate between fantasy and reality. While carefully crafted and visually appealing, Images received a limited release and was compared by some critics to the works of Ingmar Bergman and Joseph Losey. The film is noted for its exploration of psychological themes, fitting within Altman's broader style of focusing on character and atmosphere over strict plot.12

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Robert Altman
M*A*S*H and the 1970s
Altman next made the ambitious Images (1972), which starred Susannah York as a disturbed woman who has trouble separating fantasy from reality. Although it was carefully constructed and beautifully shot, and it was also likened to the work of Ingmar Bergman by some critics and to that of Joseph Losey…
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Altman next made the ambitious Images (1972), which starred Susannah York as a disturbed woman who has trouble separating fantasy from reality. Although it was carefully constructed and beautifully shot, and it was also likened to the work of Ingmar Bergman by some critics and to that of Joseph Losey…
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