One of my favorite movies is Coal Miner's Daughter. It is one of the few movies that my Dad has watched and he really likes it too. One of the things that I like about it is that it portrays the life of Loretta Lynn without any hint of irony, just plays it like it is and shows her upbringing with a great honor and respect. This movie was directed by the English director, Michael Apted and he is one of my favorite directors! Has the documentary "56 Up" come out yet? He filmed children at the age of seven and have visited them every seven years since that time. Have you ever seen these documentaries? I find them fascinating. Michael Apted has also directed some of my favorite movies, Gorillas In The Mist, Amazing Grace, and Voyage Of The Dawn Treader.
One of my favorite quotes from this movie is, "I may be ignorant but I'm not stupid." Sissy Spacek did such a wonderful job as Loretta Lynn and I thought Tommy Lee Jones really nailed the part of her husband, Doolittle. If you watch the video above, I really like that Sissy Spacek got the pronunciation "Daddy" right, she says it just the way that I do, it is more like "Deady" than "Daddy", but I had to watch how I said that around the Atlanta area growing up, the Atlanta kids would make fun of you! I would say "boot" for trunk (which is the way it is said in England) and I would say "Shirl" for the name of "Cheryl", so you can see I had my dual nature at a very early age! I just read that Coal Miner's Daughter is being developed for Broadway and will star Zoey Deshanel as Loretta Lynn. I like this young singer/actress but I just wonder how she will be at a Southern accent, Sissy Spacek is from Texas and so might have been a bit easier for her to come up with this great accent for this movie.
Hey! I found the Seven -Up documentary, so if you would like to see a snippit of it, it is here for you!
Tomorrow is Mother's Day, so please celebrate and even if you don't have Mother's Day in your country, celebrate and honor your Mother anyway! All this week I have done my posts in a way to honor my Dad. Thank you, "Deady", for everything! This Coal Miner's Daughter's post is for you. (And that is my cousin, posing with my Dad, dadgum it, doesn't he look a bit like Tommy Lee Jones?)
Hello Pondside! Well, I hope you will visit again! I am not a Coal Miner's Daughter, but a Farmer's Daughter and a Construction Worker's daughter. My Dad has worked hard all his life and is now retired, but still has a big garden and still raises cows! I hope that you like this movie too!
Wonderful movie, will make a great broadway show.! I agree with you, I am honoring my mom and grandmother's on my blog today. Happy Mother's Day to all Mom's!
Hey Kay! Me too, I thought Sissy Spacek was great! I read that the someone in charge of the movie (producer or something, didn't want Sissy Spacek because she didn't look like Loretta, but Loretta Lynn wanted her. Smart move, Loretta! I hope you have seen the movie, "Blast From The Past"? It was so funny and she was terrific in it!
I saw 'Cola Miner's Daughter' years ago and really enjoyed it. I haven't thought about that film for ages; perhaps it's time to take another look at it. I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day, Kay! Let yourself be pampered and spoiled :)
Oh Kay, we always have so much in common. I always say that Coal Miner's Daughter is my favorite movie. I love it. When I was young, I must have seen it 100 times. Sissy Spacek is amazing. So I TLJ. I love to say, "Oh Doo". You've made me want to see it again ~ I may have to watch it tomorrow. It is Mother's Day after all...
Dear Audrey, You see, if you love this one so very much, you should see everything that Michael Apted has done too, since he was the director! Now, PLEASE tell me you have seen "Blast From The Past", I loved that movie too. Sissy Spacek was such a hoot! And Happy Mother's Day!
I haven't seen that one but will try to....Sissy lives about 45 minutes from my parents up in Virgina. I'm always hoping I'll run into her when I'm in Charlottesville...
56 Up is on TV here this week, Tuesday night, I think. It's fascinating to drop into the participants lives every 7 years and see how they're doing. Love Coal Miner's Daughter too.
Hey Joanne! Thanks! Maybe that means we will get it in the USA in a few months or a few years! HA! Seriously, we sometimes can get shows very quickly or not. I truly enjoyed the shows with Graham Norton, the ones where they had the singers eliminated one by one of the Andrew Lloyd Webber songs? Those shows were YEARS old, but I loved watching them! The one with the guys, with the songs from "Joseph" was my favorite!
What a great idea for a documentary! Certainly sounds like something worth investigating. As for Loretta Lynn - I may have heard the name before, but have no idea who she is or was.
Dear Meike, I hope you will check out the Seven-Up and all the follow-up documentaries thereafter, I think they are interesting. Loretta Lynn! Why she not only became a very popular country singer, but she wrote her own songs, with a house full of kids and a philandering husband, which all went straight into her songwriting. Pretty fascinating portrayal in this movie. Besides, you need to watch it so you will know how I pronounce "Daddy".
Dear Martha, I hope more people will see the movie now that is has been announced it will be made into a Broadway play. And I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day too! :-)
Oh, it makes me so happy that you liked this! I thought it was such a well made movie from beginning to end. Both Sissy Spacek (as Loretta Lynn) and Beverly D'Angelo (as Patsy Cline) did their own singing in this movie and somehow to me, that gives it an authenticity that makes it special.
I just had to see what this post is all about, as I was once a Coal Miner's daughter. Just visiting from Rambles from my Chair.
ReplyDeleteHello Pondside!
DeleteWell, I hope you will visit again!
I am not a Coal Miner's Daughter, but a Farmer's Daughter and a Construction Worker's daughter. My Dad has worked hard all his life and is now retired, but still has a big garden and still raises cows!
I hope that you like this movie too!
Wonderful movie, will make a great broadway show.! I agree with you, I am honoring my mom and grandmother's on my blog today. Happy Mother's Day to all Mom's!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like this movie too! Have a great day tomorrow! :-)
DeleteJust dropped in to say hallo, and wish you well.
ReplyDeleteWell, Hallo to you too! And thanks for dropping by, ya'll come back now, ya hear?
DeleteIt can be hard to do a Southern accent, that's for sure. There have been some dreadful ones.
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day!
I very much agree, some "Southern" accents have made me wince!
DeleteHappy Mother's Day to you! :-)
I've always loved "Coal Miner's Daughter" too. I've always thought that Sissy Spacek did such a fantastic job playing Loretta.
ReplyDeleteHey Kay!
DeleteMe too, I thought Sissy Spacek was great! I read that the someone in charge of the movie (producer or something, didn't want Sissy Spacek because she didn't look like Loretta, but Loretta Lynn wanted her. Smart move, Loretta!
I hope you have seen the movie, "Blast From The Past"? It was so funny and she was terrific in it!
I saw 'Cola Miner's Daughter' years ago and really enjoyed it. I haven't thought about that film for ages; perhaps it's time to take another look at it. I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day, Kay! Let yourself be pampered and spoiled :)
ReplyDeleteHey Martha!
DeleteYour reply is below, haven't had my coffee yet! I think I need more spoiling!!!
Oh Kay, we always have so much in common. I always say that Coal Miner's Daughter is my favorite movie. I love it. When I was young, I must have seen it 100 times. Sissy Spacek is amazing. So I TLJ. I love to say, "Oh Doo". You've made me want to see it again ~ I may have to watch it tomorrow. It is Mother's Day after all...
ReplyDeleteDear Audrey,
DeleteYou see, if you love this one so very much, you should see everything that Michael Apted has done too, since he was the director!
Now, PLEASE tell me you have seen "Blast From The Past", I loved that movie too. Sissy Spacek was such a hoot!
And Happy Mother's Day!
I haven't seen that one but will try to....Sissy lives about 45 minutes from my parents up in Virgina. I'm always hoping I'll run into her when I'm in Charlottesville...
Delete56 Up is on TV here this week, Tuesday night, I think. It's fascinating to drop into the participants lives every 7 years and see how they're doing. Love Coal Miner's Daughter too.
ReplyDeleteP.s. Just been to check, and it's on tomorrow night, not Tuesday.
DeleteHey Joanne!
DeleteThanks! Maybe that means we will get it in the USA in a few months or a few years! HA! Seriously, we sometimes can get shows very quickly or not. I truly enjoyed the shows with Graham Norton, the ones where they had the singers eliminated one by one of the Andrew Lloyd Webber songs? Those shows were YEARS old, but I loved watching them! The one with the guys, with the songs from "Joseph" was my favorite!
What a great idea for a documentary! Certainly sounds like something worth investigating.
ReplyDeleteAs for Loretta Lynn - I may have heard the name before, but have no idea who she is or was.
Dear Meike,
DeleteI hope you will check out the Seven-Up and all the follow-up documentaries thereafter, I think they are interesting.
Loretta Lynn! Why she not only became a very popular country singer, but she wrote her own songs, with a house full of kids and a philandering husband, which all went straight into her songwriting. Pretty fascinating portrayal in this movie. Besides, you need to watch it so you will know how I pronounce "Daddy".
...and forgot to mention that I love your current header photo! Or have I said that already?
ReplyDeleteDear Meike,
DeleteThanks! I was so happy in those English bluebells. My son took this photo!
Dear Martha,
ReplyDeleteI hope more people will see the movie now that is has been announced it will be made into a Broadway play.
And I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day too! :-)
Thank you so much for the video of Coal Miners Daughter clips. Made my day already.
ReplyDeleteOh, it makes me so happy that you liked this! I thought it was such a well made movie from beginning to end. Both Sissy Spacek (as Loretta Lynn) and Beverly D'Angelo (as Patsy Cline) did their own singing in this movie and somehow to me, that gives it an authenticity that makes it special.
Delete