Nashville (1975)

Release date: 1975-01-01
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Robert Altman
Production Co: ABC Entertainment, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Paramount Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Rating: 7.7/10
Length: 2h 40min

Storyline

Five days in the Nashville country and gospel music scene, filled with stars, wannabe stars, and other hangers-on - individual stories of this small group intertwined - provides a commentary on American society. The stars include: good ol' boy Haven Hamilton, whose patriotic songs leading up to the American bicentennial belie his controlling and ruthless nature; Barbara Jean, the country music darling who is just returning to Nashville and performing following recovery from a fire-related injury which may have taken more of an emotional toll than a physical one; and good looking and charismatic Tom Frank, one-third of the successful group Bill, Mary, and Tom, he who is trying to go solo, which masks his need to not be solo in his personal life as he emotionally abuses woman after woman in love with him, including Mary who is married to Bill. The wannabe stars include: Albuquerque, whose real name is Winifred, who is trying to run away from her husband Star in he not approving of her ...

Plot Keywords

satire, altered version of studio logo, tennessee, female nudity, ensemble cast, nashville tennessee, country music, singer, car racing, gospel music, striptease, car accident, adultery, deafness, tragedy, sign language, multiple storyline, national film registry, sex scene, false promise of the american dream

Short Review

Altman's great kaleidoscopic ensemble comedy-drama about a frenzied few days in country music's capital, with an unlikely, quirky, explosive crowd of musicians, hangers-on and politicos all converging on a fateful concert crossroads.