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Actors: Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Coal Miner's Daughter |
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COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER, based on Loretta Lynn autobiography, was directed by Michael Apted in 1979. Sissy Spacek won the 1981 Academy award in the "Best Actress in a leading role" category for her performance.
At the age of fourteen, Loretta Webb, the firstborn of the Webb family, marries Doolittle Lynn. Six years later, Loretta is already the mother of four children when her husband offers her up a guitar for their wedding anniversary. She learns to play alone and soon Loretta starts to write her own songs. Right away, Doolittle believes in his wife's artistic skill and helps her to meet the right people. In Nashville, Loretta makes the acquaintance of Patsy Cline who asks her to tour the country with her. COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER is more than a simple biopic, it's also a fascinating description of the everyday life of a poor family in the Kentucky state right after WWII.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Coal Miner's Daughter |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- singer
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Poverty story?
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- pioneering in countryside
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- singer/musician
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Forest?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Country/Western
Is this movie based on a
- book
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