Director: Michael Apted Cast: Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, Phyllis Boyens, William Sanderson, Beverly D’Angelo, Bob Elkins, David Wm Gray
Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Sissy Spacek)
Also Nominated For: Best Picture; Best Adapted Screenplay (Thomas Rickman); Best Cinematography; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration; Best Sound; Best Film Editing
I First Saw In: 2016
Synopsis: How legendary country singer Loretta Lynn rose from poverty in a small mining town in Kentucky to international stardom.
Did You Know? Sissy Spacek and Beverly D’Angelo did all of their own singing.
Quotables: DOOLITTLE: What we gotta do next is figure out what to do next.
And now a Word from the Guise:
I’m familiar with some of Loretta Lynn’s music, but I don’t know anything about her life. Sissy Spacek and Beverly D’Angelo are excellent. Tommy Lee Jones is an abusive bastard. A very good film, though it is quite infuriating at times.
Oscar Madness Ranking – ??? out of 233
