A murder has just been committed, and a song is begged for as a cover up. A singer (Harris) comes on, and nervously tries to distract a crowd while shaken up herself. A choir joins in. Suddenly, music takes over everything, and all are chanting together the lyrics "it don't worry me". The darkness of real life has been glossed over, but the magic of art unites once again. It's as disturbing as it is beautiful. Rarely has American cinema created an ambiguously emotional scene to this capacity, and have the guts to end on this uncertain note. Amazing.
Altman said in his film commentary that they got this crowd by advertising free hotdogs and drinks and a concert in the park. This crowd is the real deal - Nashville, 1975. There it is.
I think it's the semblance of unity that comes after 2 and a half hours of chaos, the fact that up until that point Harris' character has been a comic figure (we're lead to assume that she's an awful singer and her stardom is a pipe dream), the fact that the words imply a freedom which exists only in the mind and not in reality (self-delusion for self-preservstion), and the fact that it's performed as symbol of resilience in the face of tragedy. A lot of complex emotions going on, and as such is pretty overwhelming. Really hits the spot.
Maybe it’s the conflicting emotions of optimism (that America keeps a’going no matter what) and cynicism (that we put people, things, and ideas on a pedestal just to knock them down and replace them.)
I saw Nashville when it was first released in 1975 and considered it Best Picture of the year. Though it was nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award, “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” swept the Academy Awards that year. As many people now realize, “Nashville” was not just a good movie, it was timeless in terms of craft, story and acting performances. I wish it were possible for every actor in it to have won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor or Actress. Their performances were flawless. This is a movie EVERY adult American should see. The age of “Nashville” torments us more so these days. The movie perfectly presages the Trump era. Who could have known-we all thought it was just a satire. No, it was reality. And a nightmare from which we seem unable to wake up.
I was 15 years old when this movie my father took us to the movie. It was in his forty's then We spoke about this movie often enough until he passed away at ninety-three years Old.. A masterpiece from Robert Altman 2:34
The first time I saw Nashville, the last moments left me staring at the screen, silent, near tears. Barbara Harris was one of the major reasons why. Her voice was a clarion call, a true mix of the fragility of Barbara Jean and the toughness of the rest of the film. Harris was taking the crowd - and us - to a new world. I hope she is enjoying a new world of her own today.
I just heard the news of her passing, and I just wanted to see this once-in-a-lifetime performance again. If there's a better place, I really hope she's in it.
I love this film and shared it with a friend. He found this finale both nostalgic and almost too depressing to finish. We were the age of the kids in this clip and recognized the sentiment. For all of the violence and darkness in entertainment today, this movie is unsettling in a way that felt unpleasant a generation after it was made. And not for lack of violence and darkness. That refrain is dark and rings true.
The most extraordinary aspect of NASHVILLE is the timing of it and how ingeniously it captures the entire era and national opinion of America in the 1970s. Released during the political antebellum between the combined scandals of Watergate and Vietnam, and preceding the bicentennial celebration, this era was the beginning of Americans overall disgust and resentment towards the government and this animosity sprouted from deceitfulness. Behind the smiles, the stars, the stripes and the utopian promises that America offered, there were sharp, merciless daggers were being sliced through the air, willing to cut anything it came in contact with no shame. The mosaic of Nashville is a wondrous critique because the setting features two of the most evilly dishonest and corrupt foundations there is: politics and show business. The American mentality is based on success and we are indoctrinated to believe the more success and wealth we obtain, the better we are as people. Many of the characters in this film so desperately want to achieve their dreams and we, the viewers, want them to because we are in the same position and if they can achieve their dreams, it can instill a hope for us. Sadly, this film underlines the harsh reality that for so many to obtain the happiness they deserve they are obligated to do immoral, embarrassing things, often for the amusement of the rotten scoundrels who's traps we fall for. The only character in this film who HAS achieved the American Dream, Barbara Jean, is ironically one of the most depressed and miserable of the bunch. The other amusing quality of the film is the cynicism and hypocrisy....here these people are celebrating a nation, just as America was about to in reality, for its qualities and beliefs that we live by, but which for the most part are seemingly absent from the TRUE America. This movie is frank, harsh realism at it's finest. But through the negativity, the hope is again once more instilled in us. We never learn the fates of these characters so, in a way, we can choose whether their lives turn around and their dreams come true or not. With the ending, it's a great sense that even if the hope is foolish it's still empowering, that through all the immorality and unfairness we are forced to deal with in a country that promises an imperviousness to it we can move on and try to face the unknown with fortitude.
The film seems over the top, but everything was over the top back then. Legendary performances, great directing, this film is a time capsule of what was one of the most unique time periods in the world. The only people who don't get this movie are the squares and the suits. Peace \/
I’ve watched this movie at least once a year since it first came out and I never get tired of it. It just keeps getting better and deeper and richer each time I see it. One of the greatest films ever made.
Yes! I'm glad you see this as a chilling ending...it's also heartbreaking. For anyone who lived in the 70s and its divided political sensibilities (and who sees such reactionary divisions rearing up again - even worse) this film rings very, very deeply. Though well respected, it's hard to believe this is not counted among the greatest American films ever made. It is indeed one of the best films of the 70s and more and more is looking like one of the top 3 or 4.
One of the most chilling and honest endings of all time. After almost 40 years it's almost prophetic about the sorry state of America. An murder just happened and all people can do is just stand there numbly.
Reed Langer When a murder just happens, I don't think one is supposed to "continue to enjoy a show". The least they can do is to walk away out of respect for the victim.
***** I have to disagree with you. The title of the song is *It Don't Worry Me.* Well, in my opinion, an assassination _should_ worry them. The other well known song from the film is *I'm Easy,* and I have always thought the character wasn't just easy, he was too easy, facile.
***** Really? Minutes after witnessing an assassination right in front of them, people should gleefully sing a song called "It Don't Worry Me?" That's absurd. The song is meant to be ironic. Did you watch the whole movie? If so, how can you possibly claim Nashville is a celebration of the plucky American spirit? I am glad you like the movie, is one of my favorites too, but you are willfully misreading it.
I heard this when I was a teenager who had never heard a gospel song or hymn, yet it stuck with me throughout the years. Today in the midst of global chaos with covid-19, on the daily I am singing this song over my neighbors, city, and nation in the power of Jesus Christ! May you take courage that all is well with your soul and may the peace of heaven cover you with well being! Fear not, doubt not. You are loved by a God of everlasting love! Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Freedom, and you are Free in Jesus! God bless all of you and your families.
@Keyboarddoctor I'm from Nashville and have only met one person in my life who's actually seen it and they hated it, much like the country music industry at the time it was released, Personally I think it's one of the best movies ever.
saw this the weekend it opened in Portland. destroyed me. the next night i took a group of about 10 friends to see it. made the same impression. great movie experience. those don't happen much anymore.
What irony. Sueleen's dream of singing with Barbara fades away, while Wini captures the moment and runs with it. When you want something, just go out and get it. Sueleen needed to snap out of it and get out there with her. Nobody would have noticed if she were off key.
This movie and scene is especially prophetic and poignant today, as I watch hundreds injured during a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert. It's beautiful to sing about hope and peace like displayed her but notice that nothing ever gets done? This was made during an era where assassinations were occurring seemingly endlessly and, 40 years later, though we all sing in unison about loving one another and coming together, the assassinations only get bigger and more frequent. Not that anything could really be done after Barbara Jean got shot but I see this as a metaphor for how, rather than try to get anything changed, we just come together and sing "everything is okay/I'm not worried". No!! Everything is NOT okay and you SHOULD be worried!!
Wow! The only other piece I've ever seen Barbara Harris in was A Thousand Clowns opposite Jason Robards. Didn't know she had that dimension. Robert Altman was chronicleing a country getting sicker and, since 1975, I'm not sure we've gotten better.
oh shit! that's the one i meant to start with! yep, dark days indeed on that ep... totally didnt even realise what was up until i went to the FOT Forum later on... genius
Got the film for christmas. Finally watched it yesterday on a nice sunny sunday afternoon. What of my favorite movies ever from now on. Altman was a master of story telling. Master piece !
This is such a great scene, I watched this movie in film class, and we had a lot of discussion about it. Remember the scence at the begininng where haven tells from "he doesn't belong in nashville?", it seems like this scene asks another question of the same sort, who is free? the aspects of freedom and death are always
It is chilling - but isn't it also uplifting? The crowd here aren't really 'extras' - they're just a crowd of people that Altman got to come along for the 'concert'. Members of the public. They might not have got the message and sang along; but they did. We even see a cameraman among the crowd, blurring the line between documentary and fiction. Albuquerque finally gets a chance to sing, and she's the perfect person, with the perfect voice, for the occasion - and the people show their resilience.
My favorite movie, my favorite movie scene, my favorite use of an original song in a movie (even if it was written for a different movie). I was at the Parthenon a couple weeks ago, shot a few pictures, could not find anyone who ever had heard of "Nashville," let alone anyone who had seen it. The half-life of good movies has shrunk a lot in these times. Can someone tell me why no one so far as I know of has pointed out that Altman filmed the Tea Party 35 years before its birth?
@garfrain I've visited Nashville twice; I think it's a fantastic city. Yet, while reading your post, my first thought was, "And there is a soul somewhere in Nashville who wants to live in Kent, England." :)
"she made people laugh until the end. At one point, Ms. Harris turned to a hospice nurse and asked: ”So what am I supposed to do - lay here until I die?” Roger Ebert created a list of his 100 Great Movie Moments to celebrate the centennial of film, he included Ms. Harris singing “It Don’t Worry Me” to calm a frightened crowd after a shooting in the 1975 Altman film “Nashville.”
Thank God there were no mass shootings in schools or in public places since this movie was made . Americans introduced gun control and were better off for it .
In retrospect, in this scene does seem to have captured the moment when the US turned to the dark side. It did not seem that way at the time but most of us were wrong but Altman was right.
A murder has just been committed, and a song is begged for as a cover up. A singer (Harris) comes on, and nervously tries to distract a crowd while shaken up herself. A choir joins in. Suddenly, music takes over everything, and all are chanting together the lyrics "it don't worry me". The darkness of real life has been glossed over, but the magic of art unites once again. It's as disturbing as it is beautiful. Rarely has American cinema created an ambiguously emotional scene to this capacity, and have the guts to end on this uncertain note. Amazing.
The show must go on. A star dies. Another takes her place.
Beautifully said. This entire scene has always given me chills
I loved this ending so much. Barbara Harris hit it out of the park.
Barbara Harris and the jubilee singers hit it out of the park
And like all the onscreen musical numbers, it was recorded live, not pre-recorded or post-dubbed.
I don't believe that's accurate at all
Altman said in his film commentary that they got this crowd by advertising free hotdogs and drinks and a concert in the park. This crowd is the real deal - Nashville, 1975. There it is.
One of the best movie endings I have ever seen. Barbara Harris is just phenomenal.
My jaw hits the floor when I realize she's holding the mic with her hand in the shape of a gun... this is one of the best films I've ever seen.
Barbara Harris' left hand holds the mic and also mimics a pistol. Brilliant.
this film is a masterpiece
+trha2222 there are several genres of music, including gospel and folk.
+trha2222 neither am I man, I hate country music. But this film is far better than the music it's about, trust me. It's worth s watch
Yep, my favorite of all time. Ending sends chills up my spine.
Gabriel Golden singing "It don't worry me after a killing. "We're not Dallas. Let's show them what were made of."
Prince
Chilling ending to an outstanding example of filmmaking. LOVE IT.
Something about this scene moves me to unstoppable tears every time, and I can't even explain why.
Me too! I thought it was just me
The real people in the audience?
I think it's the semblance of unity that comes after 2 and a half hours of chaos, the fact that up until that point Harris' character has been a comic figure (we're lead to assume that she's an awful singer and her stardom is a pipe dream), the fact that the words imply a freedom which exists only in the mind and not in reality (self-delusion for self-preservstion), and the fact that it's performed as symbol of resilience in the face of tragedy. A lot of complex emotions going on, and as such is pretty overwhelming. Really hits the spot.
@@nt4382 It don't worry me!
Maybe it’s the conflicting emotions of optimism (that America keeps a’going no matter what) and cynicism (that we put people, things, and ideas on a pedestal just to knock them down and replace them.)
On Christmas Eve I stood on the steps of the Parthenon, and it was all I could do to not bust out with this song!
the Great Barbara Harris
Rest In Peace, Barbara Harris
She is A Lady That Sang and Talked To Flowers and Made Them Grow!
That's why I'm here, just read the Obit.
from On A Clear Day YOu Can See Forever. She was the original and the one who made the show a hit.
I watched this movie in a cinema in Paris around 2010- I was absolutely mesmerized- One of the best movies ever made🔥
Are you French?
I saw Nashville when it was first released in 1975 and considered it Best Picture of the year. Though it was nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award, “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” swept the Academy Awards that year. As many people now realize, “Nashville” was not just a good movie, it was timeless in terms of craft, story and acting performances. I wish it were possible for every actor in it to have won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor or Actress. Their performances were flawless. This is a movie EVERY adult American should see. The age of “Nashville” torments us more so these days. The movie perfectly presages the Trump era. Who could have known-we all thought it was just a satire. No, it was reality. And a nightmare from which we seem unable to wake up.
fordad101024 you could argue that Nashville was the best film of the 70s.
Not of the hear. Nashville is one of the major movies of ever. And a emotional narration of a grand state, the USA. Ga. Cecconi (Florence Italy)
I was 15 years old when this movie my father took us to the movie.
It was in his forty's then
We spoke about this movie often enough until he passed away at ninety-three years
Old..
A masterpiece from Robert Altman 2:34
Barbara Harris is a very underrated actress, Wonderful!
We all love you Barbara!
Barbara Harris, a very under-rated actress. She is wonderful. We love you Barbara!
R.I.P Barbara Harris
The first time I saw Nashville, the last moments left me staring at the screen, silent, near tears. Barbara Harris was one of the major reasons why. Her voice was a clarion call, a true mix of the fragility of Barbara Jean and the toughness of the rest of the film. Harris was taking the crowd - and us - to a new world. I hope she is enjoying a new world of her own today.
rest peacefully Barbara
Altman and Harris really nailed this. There's such a manic desperation to it.
This performance kind of blew my mind the fist time I saw it!
*catharsis
One of the most poiniant scenes in cinematic history. That pan up to the sky at the end is beautiful
this song makes the movie
I just heard the news of her passing, and I just wanted to see this once-in-a-lifetime performance again. If there's a better place, I really hope she's in it.
The Greatest American Movie
I love this film and shared it with a friend. He found this finale both nostalgic and almost too depressing to finish. We were the age of the kids in this clip and recognized the sentiment. For all of the violence and darkness in entertainment today, this movie is unsettling in a way that felt unpleasant a generation after it was made. And not for lack of violence and darkness. That refrain is dark and rings true.
the ending totally blew me away. was not expecting it. thats what i love about robert altmans films. he was a genius RIP
Barbara Harris
July 25, 1935 - August 21, 2018
RIP
Rented Nashville over the weekend. A great film and an awesome ending. Can't stop thinking about it.
The most extraordinary aspect of NASHVILLE is the timing of it and how ingeniously it captures the entire era and national opinion of America in the 1970s. Released during the political antebellum between the combined scandals of Watergate and Vietnam, and preceding the bicentennial celebration, this era was the beginning of Americans overall disgust and resentment towards the government and this animosity sprouted from deceitfulness. Behind the smiles, the stars, the stripes and the utopian promises that America offered, there were sharp, merciless daggers were being sliced through the air, willing to cut anything it came in contact with no shame. The mosaic of Nashville is a wondrous critique because the setting features two of the most evilly dishonest and corrupt foundations there is: politics and show business. The American mentality is based on success and we are indoctrinated to believe the more success and wealth we obtain, the better we are as people. Many of the characters in this film so desperately want to achieve their dreams and we, the viewers, want them to because we are in the same position and if they can achieve their dreams, it can instill a hope for us. Sadly, this film underlines the harsh reality that for so many to obtain the happiness they deserve they are obligated to do immoral, embarrassing things, often for the amusement of the rotten scoundrels who's traps we fall for. The only character in this film who HAS achieved the American Dream, Barbara Jean, is ironically one of the most depressed and miserable of the bunch. The other amusing quality of the film is the cynicism and hypocrisy....here these people are celebrating a nation, just as America was about to in reality, for its qualities and beliefs that we live by, but which for the most part are seemingly absent from the TRUE America. This movie is frank, harsh realism at it's finest. But through the negativity, the hope is again once more instilled in us. We never learn the fates of these characters so, in a way, we can choose whether their lives turn around and their dreams come true or not. With the ending, it's a great sense that even if the hope is foolish it's still empowering, that through all the immorality and unfairness we are forced to deal with in a country that promises an imperviousness to it we can move on and try to face the unknown with fortitude.
This scene was searing in its brutal honesty.
Calm down Roger Ebert
Great analysis, thanks.
I watched this for the first time last night. I've probably watched this video like 20 times since.
Time to watch it again! RIP Barbara Harris!
North America summed up in a beautiful film.
Barbara Harris should have gotten a supporting actress nod for this performance
And Henry Gibson should have been nominated for supporting actor.
I still can't watch without crying
RIP Barbara Harris
awesome film, amazing final scene.
Barbara Harris is so amazing and underrated!
The film seems over the top, but everything was over the top back then. Legendary performances, great directing, this film is a time capsule of what was one of the most unique time periods in the world. The only people who don't get this movie are the squares and the suits. Peace \/
this made me weep
The beautiful Barbarra Harris.
great actress love you Barbara Harris
I’ve watched this movie at least once a year since it first came out and I never get tired of it. It just keeps getting better and deeper and richer each time I see it. One of the greatest films ever made.
100% agree. Every single time I watch, I see more I hadn't before.
I watch every year on July 4. It’s a testament to the movie that no matter the times, it always ends up being the right choice.
Hi everyone visiting this video in a weird mood for the next several years
One of the most seering scenes ever filmed. Classic.
Great movie. Perfect ending.
Yes! I'm glad you see this as a chilling ending...it's also heartbreaking. For anyone who lived in the 70s and its divided political sensibilities (and who sees such reactionary divisions rearing up again - even worse) this film rings very, very deeply. Though well respected, it's hard to believe this is not counted among the greatest American films ever made. It is indeed one of the best films of the 70s and more and more is looking like one of the top 3 or 4.
Autostade67 it is BBC released a poll naming the 100 greatest American Films and this came in at 14.
Autostade67 also they Shoot pictures don’t they has Nashville as one of the 100 most critically acclaimed films of all time
I just love this film. I've watched it many times since 1975 and every time I watch I see something new.
One of the most chilling and honest endings of all time. After almost 40 years it's almost prophetic about the sorry state of America. An murder just happened and all people can do is just stand there numbly.
What are they suppose to do?
Reed Langer When a murder just happens, I don't think one is supposed to "continue to enjoy a show". The least they can do is to walk away out of respect for the victim.
***** Nashville is considered one of the greatest movies ever made, it is on almost all greatest movie lists. I don't think it is under-appreciated.
***** I have to disagree with you. The title of the song is *It Don't Worry Me.* Well, in my opinion, an assassination _should_ worry them. The other well known song from the film is *I'm Easy,* and I have always thought the character wasn't just easy, he was too easy, facile.
***** Really? Minutes after witnessing an assassination right in front of them, people should gleefully sing a song called "It Don't Worry Me?" That's absurd. The song is meant to be ironic. Did you watch the whole movie? If so, how can you possibly claim Nashville is a celebration of the plucky American spirit? I am glad you like the movie, is one of my favorites too, but you are willfully misreading it.
She finally got her moment 😜💫
I heard this when I was a teenager who had never heard a gospel song or hymn, yet it stuck with me throughout the years. Today in the midst of global chaos with covid-19, on the daily I am singing this song over my neighbors, city, and nation in the power of Jesus Christ! May you take courage that all is well with your soul and may the peace of heaven cover you with well being! Fear not, doubt not. You are loved by a God of everlasting love! Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Freedom, and you are Free in Jesus! God bless all of you and your families.
@Keyboarddoctor I'm from Nashville and have only met one person in my life who's actually seen it and they hated it, much like the country music industry at the time it was released, Personally I think it's one of the best movies ever.
RIP Ms. Harris. 8/21/2018.
saw this the weekend it opened in Portland. destroyed me. the next night i took a group of about 10 friends to see it. made the same impression. great movie experience. those don't happen much anymore.
The big difference between this film and Deliverance is that this second one is grotesque,,whereas Nashville is epic and tragic at the same time.
Barbara Harris!!!!
A magnificent piece of cinema--a masterpiece!
R.I.P. beautiful Barbara
Both, Barbara Harris and this song were robbed at the 1976's Oscars.
PS. Best Altman... great ending ( an anti-climax that grows high to a climax).
What irony. Sueleen's dream of singing with Barbara fades away, while Wini captures the moment and runs with it. When you want something, just go out and get it. Sueleen needed to snap out of it and get out there with her. Nobody would have noticed if she were off key.
But Sueleen probably would’ve started singing that “I Never Get Enough” song again, which wouldn’t have been appropriate given the circumstances 😆
Fantastic ending to a funny, melancholic, perceptive, fearless, sprawling masterpiece of a film.
This movie and scene is especially prophetic and poignant today, as I watch hundreds injured during a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert. It's beautiful to sing about hope and peace like displayed her but notice that nothing ever gets done? This was made during an era where assassinations were occurring seemingly endlessly and, 40 years later, though we all sing in unison about loving one another and coming together, the assassinations only get bigger and more frequent. Not that anything could really be done after Barbara Jean got shot but I see this as a metaphor for how, rather than try to get anything changed, we just come together and sing "everything is okay/I'm not worried". No!! Everything is NOT okay and you SHOULD be worried!!
Wow! The only other piece I've ever seen Barbara Harris in was A Thousand Clowns opposite Jason Robards. Didn't know she had that dimension.
Robert Altman was chronicleing a country getting sicker and, since 1975, I'm not sure we've gotten better.
thank you for ever Master Altman!
this is what I always remembered about this movie....and she sounds just as I remembered..great!
RIP, Miss Harris.
This was 1975. A week after the LV mass murders, it continues ringing true today.
Love her much & proud to Barbara Harris
Perfect ending to 2/16/16 episode of The Best Show with Tom Scharpling
absolutely perfect. its hitting all the right notes for that ep and for how i (we?) feel right now...
An even more perfect ending to the perfect episode 11/8/16
oh shit! that's the one i meant to start with! yep, dark days indeed on that ep... totally didnt even realise what was up until i went to the FOT Forum later on... genius
I love this song
I love Barbara Harris
I love this video
A great message for today RIP - Barbara Harris
mind blowing.........
Got the film for christmas. Finally watched it yesterday on a nice sunny sunday afternoon. What of my favorite movies ever from now on. Altman was a master of story telling. Master piece !
Search for "From Folk Ditty to Rally Anthem: Nashville’s “It Don’t Worry Me” - a wonderful writeup of this Barbara Harris performance
brilliant movie!!!!!!!
RIP Barbara Harris 💔
Nashville, grandissimo cinema
goosebumps every time
This is such a great scene, I watched this movie in film class, and we had a lot of discussion about it. Remember the scence at the begininng where haven tells from "he doesn't belong in nashville?", it seems like this scene asks another question of the same sort, who is free? the aspects of freedom and death are always
capolavoro...anche io canto... it don't worry me
E P I C. Thank you, Barbara Harris. Rest In Peace.
One of the best movie endings ever.
This masterwork seems to acquire a new pertinence in the Age of Trump.
You know, you can always charge President Trump for living in your head 24/7. Then, you can take that money and buy a clue.
Awesome movie - even today!!
It is chilling - but isn't it also uplifting? The crowd here aren't really 'extras' - they're just a crowd of people that Altman got to come along for the 'concert'. Members of the public. They might not have got the message and sang along; but they did. We even see a cameraman among the crowd, blurring the line between documentary and fiction. Albuquerque finally gets a chance to sing, and she's the perfect person, with the perfect voice, for the occasion - and the people show their resilience.
Fantastic song. Great movie. Wonderful city.
thank you Tom Scharpling
yes! you just listened to the 2006 episode right? i think this is my new favourite song...
One helluva movie - they don’t make em like this anymore.
Rest in Peace wonderful actress and creator
Brilliant.
My favorite movie, my favorite movie scene, my favorite use of an original song in a movie (even if it was written for a different movie). I was at the Parthenon a couple weeks ago, shot a few pictures, could not find anyone who ever had heard of "Nashville," let alone anyone who had seen it. The half-life of good movies has shrunk a lot in these times. Can someone tell me why no one so far as I know of has pointed out that Altman filmed the Tea Party 35 years before its birth?
fuckin great ending to a great film.
Altman’s finest film.
@garfrain I've visited Nashville twice; I think it's a fantastic city. Yet, while reading your post, my first thought was, "And there is a soul somewhere in Nashville who wants to live in Kent, England."
:)
Hella Yeah
Only thing that worries me---nothing better since !
Gets me every time.
"she made people laugh until the end. At one point, Ms. Harris turned to a hospice nurse and asked: ”So what am I supposed to do - lay here until I die?”
Roger Ebert created a list of his 100 Great Movie Moments to celebrate the centennial of film, he included Ms. Harris singing “It Don’t Worry Me” to calm a frightened crowd after a shooting in the 1975 Altman film “Nashville.”
L'america non e' una nazione, l'america sono affari... come meglio non potrebbe essere rappresentato da questo bellissimo film
I do love this song.
Thank God there were no mass shootings in schools or in public places since this movie was made . Americans introduced gun control and were better off for it .
4:37 Probably not coincidental that the female police officer is the last face in the crowd we see.
Barbara Harris RIP
In retrospect, in this scene does seem to have captured the moment when the US turned to the dark side.
It did not seem that way at the time but most of us were wrong but Altman was right.
we'd been on the dark side long before this movie
The US has always been on the dark side