For this weeks A Fistful of Film, we return to the snow for another white western, presenting Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs Miller. Warren Beatty and Julie Christine are the leads demonstrating their characters desires to move up the classes.

Set in the Pacific Northwest this partnership start to grow and the couples success attracts a mining corporation into buying their holdings. This slow burn is accompanied by a Leonard Coen soundtrack creating the somber and simple atmosphere of these small western towns.

Altman demonstrates his atmospheric skill by l recording dialogue on multiple tracks simultaneously, dragging you into their world of chaos. Altman’s favourite Keith Carradine also stars yet the only person missing is our favourite Shelly Duvall.