Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Richard Friedenberg

Writer (WGA):

Richard Friedenberg (written by)

Release Date:

31 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood...

Plot Keywords:

Interracial | Interracial Marriage | Marriage | Pregnancy | Virginia

Cast

Timothy Hutton	...	Richard Loving
Lela Rochon	...	Mildred 'Bean' Jeter
Ruby Dee	...	Sophia
Bill Nunn	...	Leonard
Corey Parker	...	Bernie Cohen
Isaiah Washington	...	Blue
Lawrence Dane	...	Sheriff
Charles W. Gray	...	Papa Jeter (as Charles Gray)
Jackie Richardson	...	Mama Jeter
Michael Clarke	...	Gerald
Karen Robinson	...	Norma
Stephen Walsh	...	Father Loving
Linda Goranson	...	Mother Loving
Ardon Bess	...	Justice of the Peace
Scott Spidell	...	Harley

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Company:

Daniel L. Paulson Productions

Trivia:

Based on the true story that led the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional Virginia's anti-miscegenation law (in Loving v. Virginia, 1967), paving the way for legal interracial marriages.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Tying the Knot (2004)

Soundtrack:

Milton's Boogie

Movie will touch your heart

I saw this movie when it first aired on television around 10 years ago. Both my husband and I were drawn to it especially because we were in interracial married couple living in the south. We didn't expect it to be so personal and topical.

This movie explores love between soul mates and demonstrates that this kind of strong attraction is not so much about the outside but the deep psychic bonds that can occur between people. Timothy Hutton plays one of his best roles as the lover committed to his love. Both of them are put under extreme social pressures that only the bond between soul mates can survive.

This isn't a gushy romance movie in the tacky sense. It's a love story played out against the challenges of the political and social times that never lets you forget that hearts are involved. You'll wish you had been so lucky to experience love at this level.

I was.