Movie Description:
America`s foremost humorist and commentator, Garrison Keillor takes his skits and jokes, music and monologues across the country in his travelingradio show, spinning his stories into American gold. This freeform, intimate look at the private man in the public spotlight goes behind the scenes ofAmerica`s most popular radio show, A Prairie Home Companion,and inside the imagination of the man who created it. Over one year of filming has resulted inan unusual portrait that cannotbe defined by the standardterms of chronological biography: the subject himselfis an enigma, and the fictionalworld he has created has becomea real place in America: Lake Wobegon. A man compelled to speak for his people with humor and nostalgia, Keillorsinglehandedly revived the art of live radio for generations of fans by creating an onstage world that deeply resonates with his audiences. His takeon America is both pungent and poignant.In the best tradition of Will Rogers and Mark Twain,Keillor mixes storytelling and humor to give us alighthearted but deeply felt reflection of ourselves.
