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Sweet Dreams
1986
In Karel Reisz's SWEET DREAMS, Jessica Lange stars as Patsy Cline, the ill-fated country singer whose trembling, emotion packed renditions of 'Crazy', 'Sweet Dreams', and 'I Fall to Pieces', made her one the most enduring voices in all of American popular music. Starting out by performing more standard country songs in little .. Read more
| Starring | Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, P.J. Soles, John Goodman |
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| Director | Karel Reisz |
| Genres | Drama |
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Sweet Dreams
In Karel Reisz's SWEET DREAMS, Jessica Lange stars as Patsy Cline, the ill-fated country singer whose trembling, emotion packed renditions of 'Crazy', 'Sweet Dreams', and 'I Fall to Pieces', made her one the most enduring voices in all of American popular music. Starting out by performing more standard country songs in little dives and honky-tonks in Virginia, Patsy rose to national prominence after her manager Ted Healy matched her voice to her now famous bittersweet love songs. Unfortunately, her own love life often mirrored the sadness in her songs. We see her choose to 'stand by her man', as Loretta Lynn sang in COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER (both films depict the professional success and personal heartache of women during the 1950s). Save for the music, this could be the story of any woman's love-hate marriage. Patsy's abusive husband is played with just the right amount of love and venom by Ed Harris. As Patsy's mother, Ann Wedgeworth turns in a superb performance as the sweet but steel-cored Southern belle on whom Patsy is as emotionally dependent as she is on her husband. Their scenes together, full of tangy Southern aphorisms, have a wonderful bite and sparkle.
| Starring | Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, P.J. Soles, John Goodman, Anne Wedgeworth, Gary Basaraba, David Clennon, James Staley |
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| Director | Karel Reisz |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1986 To Rent: DVD: 05 Mar 2007 |
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Reisz's film concentrates almost exclusively on the ups and downs of Patsy Cline's painful marriage to the aptly named... read more on Time Out
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So,so biopic
Made for TV ,movie telling of the life
and times of the late Patsy Cline,hence
the title [one of the first films to use a song as the ... read more » - 10685
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A great sunday afternoon watch.
Not the film I'd usually go for but I got it on reccomendation of my nan (we have scarily similar taste in movies). Anyway, I thought Jessica Lange ... read more »
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NOT made for TV!
Most certainly was NOT made for TV. I saw it when it came out in the theater. Excellent film about an amazing woman with an incredible voice.
Jessica... read more » - 1034908
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brilliant!!!
although the disc i recieved was in a bit of a state with scrathes and scuffs,this film is an absolute gem from start to finish,fantastic music score from the ... read more »
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Sweet Dreams
In Karel Reisz's SWEET DREAMS, Jessica Lange stars as Patsy Cline, the ill-fated country singer whose trembling, emotion packed renditions of 'Crazy', 'Sweet Dreams', and 'I Fall to Pieces', made her one the most enduring voices in all of American popular music. Starting out by performing more ...
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