Take a look back at hbo pictures 1985 patsy cline biopic sweet dreams. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first country music artists to successfully cross over into pop music. The big hits are here with some lesserknown performances as well. My childhood friend and neighbor was named patsy after patsy cline.
I just saw the movie on vh1 about 3 months ago, i was messing with some things around the house and could not watch a lot of it. Its a slow, insensate musical biography, with the unfortunate jessica lange miscast as country singer patsy cline. Nashville music historian, robert oreman, host the video giving insight and history into each performance. Patsys vocal recorded august 17, 1961, bradley studio, nashville. The soundtracks music contained all original songs by patsy cline. Despite its critical and box office success and a favorable imdb rating, hbo pictures 1985 patsy cline biopic sweet dreams lacks the staying power of coal miners daughter and walk the line. Sweet dreams 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sweet dreams begins with more energy than it is able to sustain. Cline had several major hits during her eightyear recording career, including two numberone hits on the billboard hot. Patsys vocal recorded august 24, 1961, bradley studio, nashville. Sweet dreams 1985 pg 1h 55m biography country singer patsy cline jessica lange puts up with her husband ed harris and life on the road, on her way to tragic stardom. Sweet dreams ist eine usamerikanische filmbiografie aus dem jahr 1985. Licensed to youtube by tunecore, umg, the orchard music on behalf of imi ltd.
This film covers the years 1956 through 1963, from her rise to fame and the. Patsy cline had a miraculous voice that i was fortunate to hear on records at the age of 10. One of the legends of country music is the story of how they met and overcame their. Sweet dreams 1985 jessica lange as patsy cline full movie. Aspiring country artist patsy cline jessica lange is resigned to both her thankless gigs and her unhappy marriage, until she meets the charismatic charlie dick ed harris. Rent sweet dreams 1985 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Parents need to know that with its scenes of domestic violence and frequent profanity, sweet dreams pushes the limit of its pg rating. Patsy cline sweet dreams of you 1963, pinckneyville. Titled sweet dreams, the movie was released in 1985, just five years after coal miners daughter. Before there was loretta lynn, there was patsy cline. Sweet dreams sits squarely on jessica langes shoulders and she responds with a mesmerizing turn as legendary country singer patsy cline.
Sweet dreams she wasnt a beauty queen, but countrymusic star patsy clines voice was a thing of wonder. Jessica lange stunningly portrays patsy cline, the velvetvoiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame. Sweet dreams of you every night i go through why cant i forget you and start my life anew instead of having sweet dreams about you. Music from the motion picture soundtrack sweet dreams the life and times of patsy cline. Patsy cline sweet dreams still documentary duration. Many of the sequences depicted in the film are inaccurate. Part of the late 1950s and early 1960s nashville sound, cline successfully crossed over to pop music and was one of the most influential, successful and acclaimed vocalists of the 20th century. Loretta lynn never appears in patsy clines movie sweet.
The album appeared just a few years after lynn had reached full star status as the first woman to win the country music. Sweet dreams sits squarely on jessica langes shoulders. Sweet dreams is like coal miners daughter, but without the grit. While the movie tells the story of patsy clines rise to stardom and features her indelible musical performances, the emotional emphasis is on the passionate and abusive relationship between patsy and her. For the best experience please update your browser. Jessica lange stunningly portrays patsy cline, the velvetvoiced.
The story of patsy cline, the velvetvoiced country music singer who died in a tragic. Sweet dreams pg biography, documentaries, drama movie 1985 jessica lange stars in this biopic of patsy cline, the gifted, passionate queen of the nashville sound. This is a video anthology of her work from 1955 to 1963. Sweet dreams tells a story, one of the greatest stories imaginable, i mean yeah its not no fairy tale, but the life of the legendary patsy cline is a very warmhearted story to tell. While we see cline and lynns friendship play out from beginning to end in coal miners daughter, their relationship was handled differently when cline earned a biopic of her own. The real miss cline, who died in a plane crash at the age of 30 in 1963, plays a more significant role in sweet dreams than the subjects of biographical films ordinarily do. Patsy cline was a wonderful singer, but her life was a bad country song even before it ended in a plane crash. Sweet dreams is a 1985 american biographical film which tells the story of country music singer patsy cline. Vinyl 7 patsy cline sweet dreams of you 1963, pinckneyville pressing, vinyl discogs. With jessica lange, ed harris, ann wedgeworth, david clennon.
Jessica lange and ann wedgeworth in sweet dreams 1985 ed harris and. Sweet dreams jessica lange acting as patsy cline youtube. We see her go from a bored housewife to a national phenomenon over the period of a few short years before tragically getting killed in a plane crash in 1963 although the movie focuses more on her personal life than on her career. Sweet dreams, a film based on the life of patsy cline sweet dreams 1996 film, a madefortelevision film starring tiffaniamber thiessen sweet dreams 2012 film, a documentary about womens drumming troupe in rwanda. September 8, 1932 march 5, 1963 was an american singer.
Theres a lot of great classic country music songs included throughout the movie. Sweet dreams 1985 aspiring country singer patsy cline jessica lange is resigned to both her thankless gigs and her unhappy marriage, until she meets the charismatic charlie dick ed harris. The story of patsy cline, the velvetvoiced country music singer who died in a. She came by the torchy emotions in her songs honestly, as shown in this biopic directed by karel reisz, rising from poor surroundings, literally forcing her talent on the nashville. Watch sweet dreams streaming online hulu free trial.
We see lange, as patsy, getting jobs singing country songs like a good little girl, her eyes. The movie mainly covers the years from 1956 to her death in 1963. It stars jessica lange, ed harris, ann wedgeworth, david clennon, james staley, gary basaraba, john goodman, and p. The story of patsy cline, the velvetvoiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame. Sweet dreams still jun 01 2005 the real patsy cline dec 02 1986 prev 6. Patsys mom had every album andor single recorded in the years patsy cline was becoming a singular superstar and tragically became one a superstar after her death. The true reason you never see loretta lynn in patsy cline. In spite of its limitations, the film isnt without its perks due to a. Patsy cline virginia patterson hensley, winchester, virginia, september 8, 1932 march 5, 1963 was an american country music singer. Watch sweet dreams 1985 online free trial the roku. Sweet dreams is the 1985 soundtrack album to the movie of the same name, starring jessica lange and ed harris about the life of country music star, patsy cline.
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