Tender Mercies (1983)
Directed by Bruce Beresford
Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
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This is why my favorite movie about addiction remains the 1983 Tender Mercies, where Robert Duvall is drunk in the first few minutes and then spends the rest of the time struggling with sobriety.
After a while, taking a line from Tender Mercies, it's hard to trust happiness anymore when happiness feels so ephemeral compared to the weight of grief.