Synopsis
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Cast
- David ArkinNorman
- Barbara BaxleyLady Pearl
- Ned BeattyDelbert Reese
- Karen BlackConnie White
- Ronee BlakleyBarbara Jean
- Timothy BrownTommy Brown
- Keith CarradineTom Frank
- Geraldine ChaplinOpal
- Robert DoQuiWade Cooley
- Shelley DuvallL.A. Joan
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
After I saw it I felt more alive, I felt I understood more about people, I felt somehow wiser. It's that good a movie. - 100
Chicago Tribune
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. - 100
ReelViews
There is so much in this film that it cannot all be absorbed in one viewing. Nashville demands to be seen repeatedly, if only so that the movie-goer can recognize previously missed elements. This repeatability is one of the traits of a masterpiece, and, regardless of the criteria applied, Nashville surely must be considered as a modern classic – a motion picture whose scope and influence extend far beyond what is displayed on screen during its 160-minute running time. - 100
Time Out
A masterpiece. - 100
CineVue
With its astonishing display of directorial control and rich thematic textures, Nashville is an undisputed masterpiece. Add to that the biting comedy and knockout musical sequences and it’s certainly tempting to make the claim for Altman’s all-star gem being the best American film of the 1970s. - 100
The Guardian
Spacious, shrewdly detailed and conceived with compassion and wit, it unfurls at an unhurried walking pace, spreading itself across a very American urban landscape. - 100
The New Yorker
The funniest epic vision of America ever to reach the screen. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
More than in any previous Altman movie, we are made to feel the pathos and vulnerability of those impoverished souls he draws so well.
