Nashville (1975)
Directed by Robert Altman
Genres - Drama, Music, Comedy, Musical |
Sub-Genres - Americana, Ensemble Film, Media Satire, Musical Drama |
Release Date - Jun 11, 1975 (USA) |
Run Time - 159 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Lucia Bozzola
Following 24 characters through 5 days in the country music capital, Robert Altman's 1975 epic presents a complexly textured portrayal (and critique) of American obsessions with celebrity and power. Among the various stars, aspirants, hangers-on, observers, and media folk are politically ambitious country icon Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson) and his fragile star protegée Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley); Tom (Keith Carradine), a self-absorbed rock star who woos lonely married gospel singer Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin); Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a talentless waitress painfully humiliated at her first singing gig; Albuquerque (Barbara Harris), a runaway wife with dreams of stardom; nightclub owner Lady Pearl (Barbara Baxley), who reminisces about "those Kennedy boys"; single-minded groupie L.A. Joan (Shelley Duvall); vapid BBC commentator Opal (Geraldine Chaplin); and campaign guru John Triplette (Michael Murphy), who is trying to organize a concert rally for the unseen but always heard populist presidential candidate-cum-demagogue Hal Phillip Walker. Everything comes to a head during a climactic concert at Nashville's replica of the Parthenon temple, as the entertainment-hungry audience is momentarily woken out of its stupor by unexpected violence, only to be lulled into a restorative sing-along to "It Don't Worry Me."
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Keywords
activism, Americana, audience, behind-the-scenes, campaign, concert, country-music, election, extramarital-affair, fundraiser, hypocrisy, manager, music, music-festival, politician, reporter, shoot-out, slice-of-life, songwriter
Attributes
High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance