The Company2003
The Company (2003)
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Critic Consensus: Its deliberately unfocused narrative may frustrate some viewers, but The Company finds Altman gracefully applying his distinctive eye to the world of dance.
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Cast
as Loretta `Ry' Ryan
as Alberto Antonelli
as John
as Harriet
as Edouard
as Susie
as Ry's Mother
as Ry's Father
as Ry's Stepmother
as Ry's Stepfather
as Justin's Mentor
as Choreographer
as Choreographer
as Ballet Enthusiast
as Ballet Mistress
as Ballet Mistress
as Ballet Master
as Ballet Master
as Ballet Master
as Stage Manager
as Stage Manager
as Company Pianist
as Physical Therapist
as Production Manager
as Toastmaster
as Bridegroom
as Neo Waitress
as Neo Bouncer
as Bartender
as Barfly
as Grant Park Cellist
as Grant Park Cellist
as Alec
as Deborah
as John
as Justin
as Suzanne
as Domingo
as Noel
as Maia
as Frankie
as Trinity
as Julianne
as Valerie
as Dana
as Michael
as Colton
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Critic Reviews for The Company
All Critics (134) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (96) | Rotten (38) | DVD (9)
This is Altman at his easiest, his most unruffled, and complete.
Excellent look at what goes into creating ballet.
The venerable Altman's distinctive eye remains undimmed.
Meanders aimlessly until eventually falling flat on its face.
Altman ... whose intuition for placing the camera in just the right spot has always been impressive. In the dance scenes, it's flawless.
Instead, it is the collective nature of the artistic medium that is the focus, Altman introducing an almost stream of conscience-like narrative that's mesmerizing and distant all at the same time.
Audience Reviews for The Company
"The Company" is Robert Altman's most naturalistic and expressive film. The thing you have to understand about the picture is that Altman is not concerned with crafting a structured narrative. He is concerned with observing. "The Company" is a fly on the wall peek into the world of a ballet company (a fictional one of course). The behind the scenes-esque approach is intercut with beautiful dance sequences. Neve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell and James Franco bring a human, organic touch to the film. "The Company" is not for everyone. Your tolerance of the film will stem from your relationship to dance and your ability to be a voyeur in this world and not an active participant. In his penultimate feature film, Robert Altman was still finding new and interesting ways to tell a cinematic story.
Super Reviewer
This was a really bad movie, I'm sort of ashamed that Robert Altman was connected to this project. Then why did I give it three stars? Mainly because the ballet sequences were stunning. When everybody just shut their mouths and started spinning, it was just magic.
Super Reviewer
Uninteresting, I really expected more from Altman, Just a showcase of dance pieces & I never liked dance movies
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The Company Quotes
| Alberto "Mr. A." Antonelli: | Attention, babies. Its not the steps,babies. Its what's inside that really counts.That's when you really begin to soar. You see, thinking the movement is not becoming the movement. |
| Alberto "Mr. A." Antonelli: | Robert, three things to remember--budget, budget, budget! |
| Alberto "Mr. A." Antonelli: | People are so bloody rude, occasionally. It's too much really. |
| Ry: | I didn't appreciate being the last in the company to know about it. |