Synopsis
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
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Cast
- Meryl StreepYolanda Johnson
- Lily TomlinRhonda Johnson
- Lindsay LohanLola Johnson
- Garrison KeillorGK
- Woody HarrelsonDusty
- John C. ReillyLefty
- Virginia MadsenDangerous Woman
- Kevin KlineGuy Noir
- Tommy Lee JonesAxeman
- L.Q. JonesChuck Akers
Recommandations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
Not since Woody Allen's "Radio Days" has anyone created such a cinematic Valentine to the wonderfully imaginative medium of radio as A Prairie Home Companion. - 90
Variety
Rib-ticklingly funny at times and genial as all get-out. - 90
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Sometimes you forget how great an actor is, then he or she is reborn in an Altman movie. - 90
Village Voice
Keillor's modest subservience to Altman's group dynamic feels downright gallant, and in the context of the veteran director's most humanistic movie by a wide margin, it certainly has its rewards. - 88
Rolling Stone
Take a swig of this moonshine. There's magic in it. - 88
Premiere
As for this film's esteemed director, I don't remember getting such sheer pleasure out of an Altman movie since . . . hmm, lemme look at the filmo . . . hmm—"The Player"? Not so much . . . "O.C. and Stiggs"? I wish . . . Um, "Popeye"? More likely, but . . . Ah-"A Wedding." Yeah, that’s it, "A Wedding." Whoa. That was, like, almost 30 years ago. - 83
The A.V. Club
Altman and Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion is fittingly both a celebration and a winning example of the joys of collaboration. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
What sustains the film is the performers' belief in their shaggy-dog selves, which is more than just talent - it's faith.
