Sweet Dream 1985

     This film covers the years from 1956 through 1963 in the life of Patsy Cline.  She got her start in country bars, went on a talent show to be discovered and she rose to the top of the charts.  She left her first husband and married Charlie.  They had a turbulent marriage, he was drafted into the military, he got drunk the night their first child was born and he would get very angry.  Patsy worked very hard to promote her music.

     Patsy’s mother, Hilda helped her with her two children and housekeeping especially when Patsy was on the road.  They loved each other very much and Hilda got after Patsy for her bad language.  It was a difficult life on the road and everyone would get exhausted.  So much so that they didn’t know if they had the strength to continue.  There were a lot of problems with Patsy’s marriage but she loved her children.  3 1/2* (I liked this movie)

115 min, Bio directed by Karel Reisz with Jessica Lange, Ed Harris Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, Caitlin Kelch, Robert L. Dasch, P.J. Soles. 

Note:  Imdb 7.1 out of 10, 94% critic 83% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2*.

Special Note:  All the songs are actually sung by Pasty Cline and Jessica Lange lip-synchs.  This film is also comparable to Coal Miner’s Daughter released in 1980 about Loretta Lynn.  Cline and Lynn were friends.  Sweet Dreams and Coal Miner’s Daughter were both produced by Bernard Schwartz.  Patsy was born 9/8/1932 in Gore Virginia and she died 3/5/1963.  Her real name was Virginia Patterson Hensley.