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My Darling Vivian (2020)

04/27/2020 Documentary, Romance 1h 29m
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User
Score
7.5/10
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78/100

Overview

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.

Matt Riddlehoover

Director

Top Billed Cast

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Self (archive footage)

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Self (archive footage)

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Self (archive footage)

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Self (archive footage)

Ginnifer Goodwin

Ginnifer Goodwin

Self (archive footage)

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Self (archive footage)

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Self (archive footage)

Ryan Phillippe

Ryan Phillippe

Self (archive footage)

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self (archive footage)

Media

My Darling Vivian - Official Trailer

My Darling Vivian - Official Trailer

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Reviews

A review by Felicity

Written on September 10, 2024

The largely unknown story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and mother of his daughters.

The documentary is well-written and well-told by her daughters, hundreds (if not thousands) of letters between Miss Vivian and Johnny, and historical footage.

It's almost like Johnny Cash had a secret life, a mostly good one until he got hooked on drugs.

Miss Vivian's life story, as shared with us by her daughters, is complex and melancholy.

She met Johnny when they were both very young and impressionable. They fell in love in the way that seemed so easy and natural for their ages and the time they grew up in.

But what started out as a fairy tale love story morphed into real world heart break and a haunting tale of things unsaid and unknown.

The pitfalls of fame...

There ...

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A review by clarkmaga

Written on October 25, 2024

A very heartfelt, depressing, occasionally moving story of a family and a marriage destroyed by the changes in a man's personality and his commitment to his dream.

Maybe I'm a little bit different than other viewers, I thought the love story of Vivian and Johnny when they were young was sweet but I couldn't help but wonder what they saw on each other? I never really thought that Vivian and Johnny looked like they belonged together. But that's my personal opinion. The letters are very sweet, if not soppy and I definitely understand why it really hurt Vivian that after all those promises and all of those letters that the love her husband declared he would always have for her faded away. I suppose no one could have predicted how famous he would become so fast, but with how quickly Johnny ...

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