Coal Miner's Daughter

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Coal Miner's Daughter ★★★ 1980 (PG)

A strong bio of country singer Loretta Lynn, who rose from Appalachian poverty to Nashville riches. Spacek is perfect in the lead, and she even provides acceptable rendering of Lynn's tunes. Band drummer Helm shines as Lynn's father, and Jones is strong as Lynn's downhome husband. Uneven melodrama toward the end, but the film is still a good one. ♫Coal Miner's Daughter; Sweet Dreams of You; I'm a HonkyTonk Girl; You're Lookin' at Country; One's On the Way; You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man; Back in My Baby's Arms. 125m/C VHS, DVD . Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, Beverly D'Angelo; D: Michael Apted; C: Ralf Bode. Oscars '80: Actress (Spacek); Golden Globes '81: Actress—Mus./Comedy (Spacek), Film—Mus./Comedy; L.A. Film Critics '80: Actress (Spacek); Natl. Bd. of Review '80: Actress (Spacek); N.Y. Film Critics '80: Actress (Spacek); Natl. Soc. Film Critics '80: Actress (Spacek).

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