Nashville is a 1975 American satirical musical comedy-drama film directed and produced by Robert Altman. The film follows various people involved in the country and gospel music industry in Nashville, Tennessee, over the five-day period leading up to a gala concert for a populist outsider running for president on the Replacement Party ticket.
Theatrical release poster
Image: Ronee Blakely 1976
Image: Karen Black Five Easy Pieces 1970
Image: Ronee Blakely 1976
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era. His most famous directorial achievements include M*A*S*H (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), The Long Goodbye (1973), Nashville (1975), 3 Women (1977), The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), Gosford Park (2001), and The Company (2003).
Altman in 1983
Altman with Lillian Gish and Lily Tomlin at Nashville awards ceremony in 1976
Altman at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
Altman's handprints outside Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France