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17 de jun. de 2009 · "Tender Mercies" won Robert Duvall his only Academy Award in six nominations. It contains one of his most understated performances. It's mostly done with his eyes. The actor who shouted, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" here plays a character who wants to be rid of shouting. The film itself never shouts. Its title evokes its mood, although this is not a story about happiness.
Robert Duvall (Apocalypse Now) is Mac Sledge, a down and out country singer. His struggle with fame was over. His fight for respect was just beginning as he ...
Academy Award winner Robert Duvall headlines this touching story of a down-and-out country singer named Mac and the young widow (Tess Harper) he meets in a s...
Tender Mercies fails because of an apparent dimness of perception that frequently overcomes dramatists: they don't always know when they've got ahold of the wrong end of the story they want to tell. [29 Apr 1983, p.B1] Read More. By Gary Arnold. See All 9 Critic Reviews.
Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall), a washed up, alcoholic country singer, awakens at a run-down Texas roadside motel and gas station after a night of heavy drinking. He meets the owner, a young widow named Rosa Lee (Tess Harper), and offers to work in exchange for a room. Rosa Lee, whose husband was killed in the Vietnam War, is raising her young son ...
Tender Mercies' ultimate miracle is its faith in the audience. It assumes, perhaps unreasonably, that we are not so canned overblown effects that we cannot pick up on its quiet rhythms.
Tender Mercies (1983) PG 03/04/1983 (US) Drama, Music, Romance 1h 32m User Score. What's your Vibe? Login to use TMDB's new rating system. Welcome to Vibes, TMDB's new rating system! For more information, visit the contribution bible. Play Trailer; His struggle for fame was over. His fight ...
