Nashville
1975, R, 159 min.
Directed by Robert Altman, Starring Henry Gibson, Karen Black, Keith Carradine, Ronee Blakley, Michael Murphy, Geraldine Chaplin, Lily Tomlin, Ned Beatty, Jeff Goldblum, Gwen Welles.
Altman raised the bar with this American tapestry set on the eve of the American Bicentennial. It’s a wonderful examination of a range of American personalities gathering in Nashville for a political rally.
This article appears in June 25 • 2004.
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