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Caring Mercies occurs as 1983 film which tells the story of an alcoholic country music singer whose friendship by having the immature widow woman & her boy aids to turn his life & his career as much as. It stars Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley and Ellen Barkin. A picture was filmed in the Dallas, Texas area.

A motion picture was written by Horton Foote and directed by Bruce Beresford.

It won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert Duvall) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, and was nominated for Best Director, Best Music, Song (for Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart for "Over You") & Best Picture.

DVD Verdict: Tender Mercies
Review by Sean McGinnis. Excellent film, including Oscar-winning performance by Robert Duvall. Unfortunately, the DVD remastering was half-hearted, and it includes no extras.

DVDLaser.com: Tender Mercies
Douglass Pratt reviews the laserdisc release.

Apollo Movie Guide: Tender Mercies
Review by Brian Webster.

Chicago Reader: Tender Mercies
Capsule review by Dave Kehr.

DVD Authority.com: Tender Mercies
Reviewer recommends a rental rather than a purchase--this is definitely a film worth seeing, but the audio and video are only average, and the DVD includes no extras. Overall rating 2.5/5.

IMDb: Tender Mercies (1983)
Cast and crew, plot summary, viewer comments and rating, awards and nominations, capsule review by Leonard Maltin.