With the recent passing of one of my favourite directors, Robert Altman (1925-2006), I decided to hold my own little memoriam by watching his masterpiece film Nashville. The story offers an inside look behind the scenes of the 70's country music scene, as well as a subplot involving a political rally that helps maintain the overall continuity and ties together the many intertwining story lines. Considering my long standing love affair with classic country music, and with a star studded cast that wrote and performed their own songs, this is a film that definitely strikes a chord for me. It's an incredibly busy and fascinating film, with most of the scenes offering multiple conversations and overlapping dialogue, of which Altman became quite famous for. This helps keep it fresh over repeated viewings as you're guaranteed to see or hear something new you missed the last time. A delight to watch and highly recommended - go check it out for yourself!
Review of Nashville
