Tender Mercies
starring: Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin
directed by: Bruce Beresford
directed by: Bruce Beresford
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Robert duvall stars as mac sledge an alcoholic drifter who comes into the life of a lonely widow and her young son in the barren flatlands of texas. But when mac is revealed to be a once-famous country singer he must confront a painful past that includes his bitter superstar ex-wife.Studio: Starz/spheRelease Date: 04/16/2002Starring: Robert Duvall Betty BuckleyRun time: 92 minutesRating: PgDirector: Bruce Beresford
Amazon.com:
Sometimes everything comes together in a movie and it becomes something so much greater than the sum of its parts that it can only be described as a miracle. That's the case with Tender Mercies, a quietly luminous character piece about an alcoholic, washed-up country singer named Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall in an Oscar-winning performance) who hits bottom in a motel room one night and then slowly finds his way back into the land of the living with the help of the widow (Tess Harper) and her young son. It's a low-key, contemplative film that feels like a rural American family comedy in the vein of the great Japanese director, Yasujiro Ozu. Tender Mercies was directed by Australian Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Breaker Morant), written by Horton Foote (To Kill a Mockingbird), who won an Oscar for his screenplay, and has an unbeatable cast. This is one of Duvall's most intimate and deeply personal performances, matched only by his debut 14 years later as actor-writer-director in The Apostle. --Jim Emerson
Robert duvall stars as mac sledge an alcoholic drifter who comes into the life of a lonely widow and her young son in the barren flatlands of texas. But when mac is revealed to be a once-famous country singer he must confront a painful past that includes his bitter superstar ex-wife.Studio: Starz/spheRelease Date: 04/16/2002Starring: Robert Duvall Betty BuckleyRun time: 92 minutesRating: PgDirector: Bruce Beresford
Amazon.com:
Sometimes everything comes together in a movie and it becomes something so much greater than the sum of its parts that it can only be described as a miracle. That's the case with Tender Mercies, a quietly luminous character piece about an alcoholic, washed-up country singer named Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall in an Oscar-winning performance) who hits bottom in a motel room one night and then slowly finds his way back into the land of the living with the help of the widow (Tess Harper) and her young son. It's a low-key, contemplative film that feels like a rural American family comedy in the vein of the great Japanese director, Yasujiro Ozu. Tender Mercies was directed by Australian Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Breaker Morant), written by Horton Foote (To Kill a Mockingbird), who won an Oscar for his screenplay, and has an unbeatable cast. This is one of Duvall's most intimate and deeply personal performances, matched only by his debut 14 years later as actor-writer-director in The Apostle. --Jim Emerson
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- Wonderful!
This is a film where the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts.It is well written, cast, acted and directed, yet the overall final product isone of the best "quiet" films ever.I'm not a country music fan, but the music is perfectly in context with the story and one compliments the other extremely well.This may be Robert Duvall's finest work.I think if it came out in 2008 it would contend for Best Picture honors.
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- Great "small' movie
Tender Mercies (1983); Directed:Bruce Beresford
With:Robert Duval as Mac Sledge, Betty Buckley as Dixie, Tess Harper as Rosa Lee, Ellen Barkin as Sue Anne, Allan Hubbard as Sonny
I had neglected to see this fine movie for a long time, and thanks to my cable service, I re-watched it last night without the aid of DVD and with no commercials, and wish to say a few things in its praise.
First and foremost let me express my admiration for Robert Duval, a character actor ... Read More
Rating: - Tender Mercies
So often the Academy Awards get it wrong. When the Academy gave Duvall Best Actor for portraying former country singer Max Sledge and Horton Foote Best Screenplay, they got it right. Though, Bruce Beresford should have gotten Best Director as well.
This is a quiet, gentle film. But it's powerful emotions build and linger. It is a story of redemption, marveling at grace and yet also puzzling over grace withheld.
Hollywood rarely turns the cameras on the red states and even more ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful Duval
This is the type of movie you don't see everyday but when you do, consider it a blessing.Just wonderful work by Robert and everybody else for that matter.I saw it on cable and decided I will have to own the DVD.Just wonderful.
Rating: - Western Lover
A very enjoyable off beat modern western style movie, Robert Duval gives a great perforformance as a fallen Country and Western singer with an obvious chip on his shoulder who has no desire to claim the spotlight again. He meets and falls in love with a hard working widower (Tess Harper)who has a young son (Wilford Brimley), unfortunately he has a lot of past baggage that he's finding it very hard to deal with. The movie has a good story line that really absorbs the viewer showing that life can be a sad ... Read More
- Wonderful!This is a film where the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts.It is well written, cast, acted and directed, yet the overall final product isone of the best "quiet" films ever.I'm not a country music fan, but the music is perfectly in context with the story and one compliments the other extremely well.This may be Robert Duvall's finest work.I think if it came out in 2008 it would contend for Best Picture honors.
- Great "small' movieTender Mercies (1983); Directed:Bruce Beresford
With:Robert Duval as Mac Sledge, Betty Buckley as Dixie, Tess Harper as Rosa Lee, Ellen Barkin as Sue Anne, Allan Hubbard as Sonny
I had neglected to see this fine movie for a long time, and thanks to my cable service, I re-watched it last night without the aid of DVD and with no commercials, and wish to say a few things in its praise.
First and foremost let me express my admiration for Robert Duval, a character actor ... Read More
- Tender MerciesSo often the Academy Awards get it wrong. When the Academy gave Duvall Best Actor for portraying former country singer Max Sledge and Horton Foote Best Screenplay, they got it right. Though, Bruce Beresford should have gotten Best Director as well.
This is a quiet, gentle film. But it's powerful emotions build and linger. It is a story of redemption, marveling at grace and yet also puzzling over grace withheld.
Hollywood rarely turns the cameras on the red states and even more ... Read More
- Wonderful DuvalThis is the type of movie you don't see everyday but when you do, consider it a blessing.Just wonderful work by Robert and everybody else for that matter.I saw it on cable and decided I will have to own the DVD.Just wonderful.
- Western LoverA very enjoyable off beat modern western style movie, Robert Duval gives a great perforformance as a fallen Country and Western singer with an obvious chip on his shoulder who has no desire to claim the spotlight again. He meets and falls in love with a hard working widower (Tess Harper)who has a young son (Wilford Brimley), unfortunately he has a lot of past baggage that he's finding it very hard to deal with. The movie has a good story line that really absorbs the viewer showing that life can be a sad ... Read More
