elliott gould and julie christie visit. political?
their presence must be related to election but how?
sharethey were just passing through town.
shareI think it was meant to show how celebrity creates a misguided perception of who the actors and actresses are as people. By 1975, Elliott Gould and Julie Christie were very popular movie stars. However, playing themselves in Nashville they come off as ordinary tourists, and dare I say, boring. I think they were both brave to take those roles because they were really peeling back the curtain for all of America, the world to see in '75, that, 'Hey, we're not too different than you.' We know this now because of all the reality TV shows, the myriad of Catch-a-Star-on-the-Street tabloids, but back then it was pretty provocative to see big stars play themselves (and in an ordinary manner) in a major movie.
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