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The true story of Patsy Cline, the legendary American country singer of the 1950s. She was destined to become a star to rival them all - until fate struck a tragic blow.Product Identifiers
EAN5060049145044
eBay Product ID (ePID)59545233
Product Key Features
ActorAnne Wedgeworth, P.J. Soles, David Clennon, Jessica Lange, James Staley, Ed Harris, John Goodman, Gary Basaraba
Film/TV TitleSweet Dreams
DirectorKarel Reisz
Release Year2007
FeaturesTrailer
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationIn 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.
ReviewsNew York Times - Lange makes herself a perfect physical extension of the vibrant, changeable, enormously expressive woman who can be heard on these recordings... Both skillful and credible..., Time Magazine - ...Jessica Lange keeps on astonishing! Her triumph as Patsy Cline is a stunner...
ScreenwriterRobert Getchell
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleSweet Dreams