Nashville (film)

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Movie
German title Nashville
Original title Nashville
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1975
length 159 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Robert Altman
script Joan Tewkesbury
production Robert Altman
music Richard Baskin
camera Paul Lohmann
cut Dennis M. Hill ,
Sidney Levin
occupation

Nashville is a 1975 episode film about the American country music scene in the mid-1970s, directed by Robert Altman .

action

The film is about different people who are all connected in some way to the city of Nashville , Tennessee . He tells of the fate of the protagonists and of the dreams they had around 1976. Nashville is a metropolis of country and western music as well as bluegrass and other styles from the field of folk music . Country stars and those who want to become one meet in the town. Central figures include the superstar Haven Hamilton and the popular singer Barbara Jean, who is the great role model for Sueleen Gay. Gay also wants to be a famous country singer, but she has no real musical talent. The stories take place in the context of preparations for a major concert to mark the US 200th anniversary in Nashville. It's also part of a campaign for the presidential election .

The film's staff includes a record magnat , music journalists and other minor characters trying to gain a foothold in the country music scene. Musical appearances, smaller concerts or receptions bundle the strongly episodic plot, which is based on the individual characters. The outside view is represented by the British journalist played by Geraldine Chaplin , even if she is later drawn into the events.

background

The film offers a kind of framework in which around 24 people meet or their paths cross by chance. Barbara Jean, a rising star in the country sky, Haven Hamilton, a politically ambitious old star of country music and Connie White compete for the title of best country singer. The individual characters go through casual love affairs, make business contacts, indulge in starry airs or hang on to their unfulfilled dreams. But what they all have in common is the desire to play an important role in the Nashville music scene. The loose connection between the plot makes the film look more like a documentary about the country music metropolis, which is reinforced by the coverage of the fictional reporter for the BBC . In his film Altman relentlessly shows the mechanisms of the music industry, which was only geared towards commerce , in the 1970s.

Production costs amounted according to information in the Internet Movie Database about two million dollars .

When it came to scoring music and handling dialogues, Robert Altman was ahead of the directors of his time by using 24-channel recording technology for the film's dialog, atmosphere and sound tracks, thus creating a unique atmosphere.

Awards

Also nominated:

  • 1976: Oscar for best film, for best director and for best supporting actress: Ronee Blakley and Lily Tomlin .
  • 1976: Golden Globe for Best Director, Best Supporting Role Male / Female (several times) and Best Soundtrack.
  • 1992: Entry into the National Film Registry

criticism

"A fascinating and extraordinarily complex portrait of the USA, which exposes politics, private life and the entertainment industry as components of a manipulated consumer world."

- Lexicon of International Films (CD-ROM edition), Systhema, Munich 1997.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nashville. on filmreporter.de, accessed on February 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Nashville - Rock and Pop in the Movies. at rockpopmovies.de, accessed on February 24, 2014 (PDF)