Film: Nashville (15/250)
Critics Poll: 73rd
Directors Poll: 132nd
First Time/Rewatch: First Time
I'm always impressed by films that manage to juggle so many different storylines. The stories are set in Nashville (obviously) in the country music scene. You would think that with the sheer number of characters the stories would get convoluted and confusing, but it's easy to follow once you figure out who everybody is. I was especially intrigued by the female characters, especially the fragile singer Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakely), the self-absorbed L.A. Joan (Shelley Duvall), the conflicted Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), and the hilariously obtuse "Opal from the BBC" (Geraldine Chaplin). I was so fascinated by all these different women, and each of them was so memorable in their own way. I could watch a whole movie just about Opal...she cracked me up in her scene where she was talking to cars like a crazy person. This film is equal parts funny and tragic and was a real treat to watch.
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