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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital 5.1, French Subtitle
The Company is "a completely new kind of film" raves Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times, a fascinating look at the world of dance, with the cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Legendary director and Oscar nominee Robert Altman (2001 Best Director, Best Picture, Gosford Park; 1975 Best Director, Best Picture, Nashville), takes us into the world of the dancers whose professional and personal lives clash as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Neve Campbell (Scream, TV's "Party of Five") plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe. Golden Globe winner James Franco (Spider-Man, TV's "James Dean") co-stars as Campbell's boyfriend, a master chef who provides romance and refuge from the watchful eye of the pompous artistic director played by Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange).
"The film achieves that poetry of motion and lyrical delight musical films always strive for but rarely capture." Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"Altman takes an elegant, appealingly unemphatic look at the world of ballet." Todd McCarthy, Variety.com
Editor's Note
With THE COMPANY, maverick director Robert Altman brings his idiosyncratic vision to Chicago and the acclaimed Joffrey Ballet. Neve Campbell is Ry, an aspiring performer who gets her chance to shine when a fellow dancer is injured. Stepping into the spotlight, Ry finally reaches her true potential, impressing the company's artistic director Alberto Antonelli (Malcolm McDowell). As the company prepares for their performance of "Blue Snake," Ry finds herself falling in love with the good-natured, handsome chef Josh (James Franco). Meanwhile, backstage dramas continue to develop at an exhausting pace. Having studied ballet with the National Ballet of Canada, Campbell easily glides into her role, performing all of her own dance routines with the skill of a true professional.Well known for his conscious debunking of myths and genres, Altman truly lets himself go this time around, delivering a jarringly understated film that is more documentary than drama. Cinematographer Andrew Dunne elegantly captures the many performance scenes on sweeping digital video. Adding even more beauty to the proceedings is the film's robust soundtrack, which features music from Van Dyke Parks, Julee Cruise, as well as several variations on the classic song "Funny Valentine" (Elvis Costello, Chet Baker, Marvin Laird, and Kronos Quartet).
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Bouns Trailers | | Director Robert Altman And Actress Neve Campbell Commentary | | Extended Dance Sequences | | Play All Dance Sequences Featurette | | Subtitles: French | | The Making Of The Company Featurette | | The Passion Of The Dance Featurette | | Bonus Trailers | | Widescreen Presentation | | Theatrical Trailer(s) |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 9/22/2009 |
| Running Time: 112 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 01322 | | UPC: 00043396013223 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...It's a tour de force of editing and cinematography..." 12/01/2003 p.112-13Premiere
"...Altman's most amiable picture in years..." 12/01/2003 p.24 Los Angeles Times
"With his shimmering THE COMPANY Robert Altman draws on his mastery of effortless-looking storytelling to celebrate the transcendent glories of the ballet." 12/24/2003 p.C10 Entertainment Weekly
"McDowell is a pleasure to watch, but the key to THE COMPANY is the quiet, focused rapture of Neve Campbell." 01/16/2004 p.48-9 Chicago Sun-Times
"[Campbell] plays the role with complete knowledge of Ry, and her dancing is always convincing." 12/24/2003 p.50 Rolling Stone
"Altman turns THE COMPANY into a celebration of spirit, showing the gargantuan effort of many people to create an art that seems lighter than air." 02/05/2004 p.65 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 5 of 10
Neve Campbell has put a lot of herself into the movie, and it shows. Not only does she star, but she
Rolling Stone 8 of 10
Some audiences see this one-of-a-kind spellbinder and complain that there's no plot. What they mean - Peter Travers
Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
Why did it take me so long to see what was right there in front of my face -- that The CompanyRoger Ebert
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