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My Darling Vivian

2020

Biography / Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95% · 43 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 91%
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 596 596

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Plot summary

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as footage featuring Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, John C. Reilly and many more.

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829.37 MB
1280*640
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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1.5 GB
1920*960
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dlsaltzberg 7 / 10

Facts counter fiction of I WALK THE LINE

Enjoyed the film; fascinating how history can be rewritten by the "victors," even if those victors are screenwriters, directors or producers with a point of view.Great home movies and photos.Loved the differing memories of Viv and Johnny's daughters--"Really? I don't remember it that way," one quietly murmurs at her sister's words. The film builds power through the daughters' loving testimonies, the weight of family photos, and interspersed film clips showing life in the '50s, '60s through the '90s and aughts.Right now, I want to complain about IMDb, one of my sacred websites...How can they list the first two stars of MY DARLING VIV as Joaquin and Reese?! Why aren't Vivian and Johnny Cash first and foremost?For shame!!!
Reviewed by kimschut 9 / 10

They Tried to Erase Her

This was a lovely and heartbreaking film. The story of a woman who found herself in a life she did not choose with a man who was not being a great deal of help. It was wonderful to hear the story of this woman who was essentially erased from Cash's history by those who chose to mythologize his relationship with June Carter. The portrait that emerges from the interviews with their 4 daughters is complex. Highly recommend this for a different view on the Johnny Cash myth.
Reviewed by ksf-2 7 / 10

vivien's story, told by the kids

This is listed as a documentary, and features some of the cash children, so one expects that there is some amount of truth in what is being portrayed. It was even produced by tara cash. Lots of family legends and stories, some of which are nice and cozy, some of which are not. Lots of family stories, photos, videos that we've never seen before. They talk about the drug use. How vivien was left high and dry, financially and personally, when june came along. Even the church abandoned vivien, because of the divorce. The story is told almost exclusively from the point of view of the children, who were quite young when this all occurred. It's well done. Vivien, john, and june are all gone at this point, so clearly they won't have a chance to comment. Directed by matt riddlehoover.
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