Nashville (1975)

• Year: 1975
• Released: 01 Jul 1975
• Country: United States
• Adwords: Won 1 Oscar. 24 wins & 26 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073440/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nashville
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/nashville
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
• Runtime: 160 min
• Writer: Joan Tewkesbury
• Director: Robert Altman
• Cast: Keith Carradine, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley
• Keywords: satire, multiple storylines, country music, music festival, presidential campaign,

	7.7/10
	96/100
	92% – Critics
	84% – Audience

Nashville 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 career choice; and Sueleen Gay, a waitress who will do anything to make it big in music despite being told directly that she has no singing talent. Tying their stories together are: Opal, a supposed reporter for the BBC who is working on a documentary and is searching for whatever angle she can; John Triplette, a Yankee in town to organize political fundraisers, including a country music outdoor concert, for third party (the Replacement Party) presidential candidate, populist Hal Phillip Walker, who has the potential to take just enough votes to affect the election; and Martha, who has renamed herself L.A. Jones, who is in town to visit her hospitalized ailing aunt, but who instead decides to be a groupie to any country music star she can find.

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Nashville Movie Reviews

like watching home movies of people you don’t even know–or want to know

Wow. I was really surprised when I saw this film tonight. I’d heard so much about it being such a masterpiece and one of the best films of 70s, that I knew I had to see it. Afterwards, I just have to assume that the rest of the films of the 70s were rotten for this to one of the best! Most of the reason I disliked this movie was that it seemed like every second was being created by someone with ADD,…perhaps even ADD as well as crack! That’s because there are no quiet moments–only scenes where practically everyone is talking at the same time and it seemed like they were trying to cram 3000 minutes of film into one movie. And because of this, after a while I just wanted it to stop. While some might be amused by this, it just seemed overwhelming and annoying.

It’s funny–I have never liked Country music, but I really felt sorry for the people of Nashville because the movie seemed to paint them so poorly–like some sort of freak show. It seems that according to the writers, director and actors, the people of Nashville, and perhaps America of the 70s, is made up of dumb hicks.

The country music capital

I think that above all the film Nashville shows that this city is as much an entertainment center as Hollywood. This place and the music it records and produces cater to one significant portion of the population. Nashville shows that the capital of Tennessee is as much a trendsetter and opinion maker as either Ne York or Los Angeles.

It’s significant that no Oscar nominations for the lead acting categories were given. That’s because there are no leads per se in this film. Nashville’s cast all support the film with no one really standing out. Two Supporting Actress Oscar nominations were given to Ronee Blakeley and Lily Tomlin, but the whole cast is a supporting one. Personally my favorite was Geraldine Chaplin as the British ‘journalist’ who wants and does bed half he male cast in pursuit of a story.

Nashville did win an Oscar for Best Song for the plaintive I’m Easy, deliivered here by Keith Carradine. But it’s one of a good score of country music songs.

A lot of small stories and characters all connected to each other that s Nashville. It’s a well done style repeated by other films.

people watching

There are dozens of relevant characters as they spend their time in the city of Nashville. The stories weave an interconnected tapestry. There is a forthcoming political rally for Hal Phillip Walker as the Replacement Party candidate for President which is omnipresent throughout the movie.

I disliked this movie the first time I tried to watch it. There are so many characters that it’s hard to follow anything. It’s story chaos. It’s not just a matter of being lost. I couldn’t see the point of not following the lead characters. After a few half-hearted attempts, I finally gave it a serious try. There is a zen feel about watching this movie. I could lock onto a couple of characters especially played by some of the most recognizable actors. I let the movie wash over me. The singing gets me zoned out. It’s a hypnotic form of people watching. It’s got the Altman style. I’m not sure whether most modern audiences could ever truly love this.