My Darling Vivian

Name: My Darling Vivian
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Documentary
Released: June 19, 2020
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Albert Brooks, Elvis Presley, Ginnifer Goodwin, Holly Hunter, Joaquin Phoenix

2020

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The Film Collaborative | Release Date (Streaming): June 19, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Albert Brooks, Elvis Presley, Ginnifer Goodwin, Holly Hunter, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Kris Kristofferson, Kristen Wiig, Lucille Ball, Peter Falk, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe, Shelley Winters, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg

Summary: The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters.

Director: Matt Riddlehoover

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Bradley Gibson

Apr 29, 2020

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. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 5, 2020

Vivian makes for a fascinating account of the psychological scars of a divorce, born mainly by their reserved, internalizing mother but rippling through to the daughters. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Jun 19, 2020

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. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Apr 29, 2020

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. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jun 17, 2020

Riddlehoover's greatest insight is in letting the daughters tell the story. Read full review

Steve Pond

Apr 29, 2020

My Darling Vivian is an unmistakably loving and sensitive portrait, an imperfect but impassioned attempt to makes the case that the easy Johnny Cash narrative is missing an important figure, that the shadow his legend casts left at least one person in the darkness who ought not to be there. Read full review

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Jun 18, 2020

The film, ultimately, still lacks Liberto’s own sense of agency. Read full review

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