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www.filmcritic.com - : Possibly the most celebrated film of the 1970s -- at least among film snob circles -- Robert Altman's sprawling case study of five days in the Tennessee city is self-absorbed, overwrought, and dismissive. Nor is it particularly well-made, with poor sound (even after being remastered for its DVD release) and washed-out photography, not to mention a running time (2:40) that's at least an hour too long. more...
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2.5/
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www.cinema-scene.com - : Nashville is not simply the story of a town, it is the story of an age -- a snapshot of a history of time that few would like to admit to. The characters of Nashville are neither poetic or likable, they are not the characters of bankable cinema, they are real people. That is why the Robert Altman film is so potent today -- it never steered away from being honest in its portrayal of a civilization gone sour. more...
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4/4
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : Robert Altman's ''Nashville,'' which was the best American movie since ''Bonnie and Clyde,'' creates in the relationships of nearly two dozen characters a microcosm of who we were and what we were up to in the 1970s. It's a film about the losers and the winners, the drifters and the stars in Nashville, and the most complete expression yet of not only the genius but also the humanity of Altman, who sees people with his camera in such a way as to enlarge our own experience. Sure, it's only a movie. But 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. more...
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4/4
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