Nashville

Robert Altman (director)
Joan Tewkesbury (screenwriter)
Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Keith Carradine, Ronee Blakley, Shelley Duvall, Jeff Goldblum, Lily Tomlin (starring)

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1975. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1975 film, showing actress Ronee Blakley as fragile, beloved country superstar Barbara Jean.

Director Robert Altman's brilliant, caustic view of American politics and culture, seen through the microcosm of five days in the Nashville country and gospel music scene, with 24 main characters and multiple storylines. A tour-de-force, and a touchstone of New Hollywood Cinema. Nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Blakley, winning one.

Shot on location in Nashville, Tennessee.

8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.

National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 683. Ebert I. Eureka 80.


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