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- 2020
- TV-MA
- Giant Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 2020
- TV-MA
- Giant Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
Summary The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters.
Directed By: Matt Riddlehoover
- 2020
- TV-MA
- Giant Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 2020
- TV-MA
- Giant Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
My Darling Vivian
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Summary The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters.
Directed By: Matt Riddlehoover
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
78
89% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
11% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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This is a long-overdue must-see that sets the record straight for a woman whose whole life was glossed over in favor of a more camera-ready tabloid romance.
While the results will obviously not come close to resonating with the public in the manner of “Walk the Line,” My Darling Vivian does an admirable job of recounting the story of a woman who was ultimately far more than just a footnote in someone else’s life.
Deftly illustrating the testimonies with a treasure trove of material — photos, home movies, personal correspondence — provided by the daughters, the filmmakers have fashioned a narrative that begins as a sweet fairly-tale romance, then gradually turns sour.
A welcome corrective to the abridged and widely accepted narrative that dismisses Cash's first marriage as "troubled," My Darling Vivian relates a little-known love story, great in its own right — and immortalized in Cash's first hit, "I Walk the Line." And it offers a nuanced portrait, loving but not fawning, of a complex woman.
Riddlehoover's greatest insight is in letting the daughters tell the story.
The whole point of this illuminating and often moving film is that all of these people have a tale to tell — and one that’s not as simple as Hollywood would have it.
The film, ultimately, still lacks Liberto’s own sense of agency.
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Production Company
Element Twenty Two,
This Heart of Mine
Release Date Jun 19, 2020
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating TV-MA
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Awards
Bentonville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
In-Edit Chile
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
