Truvy’s salon is Chinquapin, Louisiana’s go-to place for a beauty fix with a side of gossip. Along with her overeager assistant Annelle (Daryl Hannah), Truvy (Dolly Parton) pampers her small-town clients with hairdos, manicures and all kinds of unsolicited advice. Anybody who’s anybody is a regular: There is the doting M’Lynn (Sally Field) and her soon-to-be-married daughter Shelby (Julia Roberts), the moody Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine) and the well-to-do widow Clairee (Olympia Dukakis).

Through witty banter, bickering and wisecracks, this group of women form friendships as strong as steel, which they are forced to lean on when tragedy strikes.

Grab your tissues and some bleeding armadillo cake, and revisit this big haired Dolly Parton classic!

To coincide with their Blue Smoke exhibition, The Naughton Gallery has partnered with QFT to curate a Dolly Parton season as part of their collaborative SCREEN/PRINT project. Running through April and May 2022, Dolly on Screen will feature screenings of four Dolly Parton films, celebrating her iconic career.

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