COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER


 "COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER" --- (1980) ---

MY THOUGHTS:
I am a long-time fan of Sissy Spacek, and this movie is one of the reasons why. She is an incredible actress, yet so very unassuming and often-times subtle, while giving her most hard-hitting performances. she and Tommy Lee Jones, played off of each other very well and it wasn't too "sugar coated" of a presentation (story-wise). It is hard to believe that this film is 44 years old! Time to sit back and revisit it. You won't be disappointed!

SYNOPSIS:
"Raised in rural Kentucky poverty and married at the age of 13, Loretta Lynn (Sissy Spacek) begins writing and singing her own country songs in her early 20s. With the tireless help of her husband Oliver "Mooney" Lynn (Tommy Lee Jones), Loretta rises from local honky-tonks and small-time record deals to national tours and hit singles, befriending her idol Patsy Cline (Beverly D'Angelo) and becoming a country music icon despite the toll stardom takes on her family and her marriage."

STARRING:
Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones and Beverly D'Angelo

SCREENPLAY:
Adapted from: "Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter"

DIRECTOR:
Michael Apted

AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for seven (7) Academy Awards, and won one (1) of them for: "Best Actress in a Leading Role" (Sissy Spacek).

It was nominated for fifteen (15) additional awards, from various entities, and won eight of them.

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