Nashville 1975

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 159 min

genre: comedy-drama

theme: satirical

director: Robert Altman

Score: 6 / 10

Nashville is a 1975 American satirical musical ensemble comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman. The film follows various people involved in the country and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee, over a five-day period, leading up to a gala concert for a populist outsider running for President on the Replacement Party ticket.

Plot

Hal Philip Walker, Replacement Party candidate in the 1976 United States presidential election, arrives in Nashville for a fundraising gala. Meanwhile, country superstar Haven Hamilton records a patriotic song commemorating the Bicentennial. Opal, an Englishwoman who claims to be working on a documentary for the BBC, attempts to listen in on the sessions. Later that day, country singer Barbara Jean returns to Nashville following a burn accident, and is greeted at Berry Field by local industry elites, including Haven and his companion, Lady Pearl, a nightclub owner. Also present are Pfc. Glenn Kelly, who is obsessed with Barbara Jean, and a popular folk trio consisting of married couple Bill and Mary, and guitarist Tom, who are in town to record an album. Meanwhile, Martha, a teen groupie going by the name "L.A. Joan," is picked up by her uncle, Mr. Green, at the airport; she has arrived to visit her dying aunt Esther, but covertly plans to pursue musicians. In the airport cafe, African-American cook Wade Cooley and his co-worker, a waitress named Sueleen, discuss her aspirations to become a singer.

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author	Joan Tewkesbury
award	National Board of Review Award for Best Film National Board of Review: Top Ten Films National Film Registry
contentLocation	Tennessee
director	Robert Altman
editor	Dennis M. Hill Sidney Levin
genre	comedy-drama
keywords	1976 united states presidential election assassination of john f. kennedy bbc berry field bicentennial black baptist black church bleed car race catholic catholic church country singer deaf deaf child deafness gospel gospel singer grand ole opry groupie heat exhaustion hotel room i\'m easy in the garden injured married couple morning multiple-vehicle collision nashville international airport nervous breakdown nightclub owner obsess opryland usa parthenon pfc. pile-up presidential election private first class record search session shoot sing stock car strand striptease tape recorder this isn\'t dallas traffic jam united states bicentennial
musicBy	Richard Baskin
nomination	Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress César Award for Best Foreign Film
producer	Jerry Weintraub Robert Altman
productionCompany	ABC Motion Pictures
publisher	Paramount Pictures
theme	black comedy satirical