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Coal Miner's Daughter [1980]
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
Sissy Spacek won a much-deserved Oscar for her lead in this entertaining biography of country-music legend Loretta Lynn. British director Michael Apted (Gorillas in the Mist) brings fine texture to the Kentucky backwoods section of the film, where the teenage Loretta meets her future husband (Tommy Lee Jones), who ultimately pushes her into show business. Lynn's adult life is well covered, from her spouse's philandering to her own on-stage crackups; but between the chapter-and-verse recollections, the script by Thomas Rickman is layered with life and moments of great humour. No wooden portrait, this is a vibrant film made outstanding by the colorful performances of the two leads, as well as Beverly D'Angelo and the Band's Levon Helm. --Tom Keogh
Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones shine
Review date: 2001-04-14 Rating: 8 out of 10
This is the true life story of Country Music legend Lorreta Lynn's struggle from rags to riches. Sissy Spacek won an Oscar and supposedly did her own singing! Tommy Lee Jones playes supporting husband Mooney and Beverley D'Angelo gets to portray Patsy Cline. It's a truly great film, even if you're not a Country Music fan! I first saw this film twenty years ago and I can still remember certain details like the misery Lorretta Lynn lived in the Virginia Mountains before Mooney took her away.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Tommy Lee Jones
Phyllis Boyens
Sissy Spacek
Levon Helm
Bill Anderson Jr.
Creators:
Sissy Spacek (Primary Contributor)
Tommy Lee Jones (Primary Contributor)
Ralf D. Bode (Cinematographer)
Bernard Schwartz (Producer)
Robert E. Larson (Producer)
Zelda Barron (Producer)
George Vecsey (Writer)
Loretta Lynn (Writer)
Thomas Rickman (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Uca
Manufacturer: Uca
EAN: 5050582007787
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Full Screen, Mono, PAL,
Release date: 2003-08-18
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 124 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1980-03-07
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)
Language: Italian (Subtitled)
Language: Bulgarian (Subtitled)