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:

To Be Loved

An excellent depiction of life for interracial couples of the time

I caught this movie on TV when it first debuted, but now own it on video. It is truly an excellent portrayal of the kind of life interracial MARRIED couples had to deal with during this time of heated topics of race and equality--Civil Rights. Both Timothy Hutton and Lela Rachon performed their real-life characters exquisitely. There are so many problems that arose during the late 1950s and into the 1960s, but we must also remember that there still exist racial issues that should not even be. The day every person realizes it was NOT intended by God to keep people of different color from intermixing and interacting with amongst each other, as the state court judge so hypocritically proclaimed in the face of the Lovings that day they were sentenced...someone who obviously did not know his Bible very well...will be quite a day indeed.

For the interest in learning more about interracial relationships back in the 1960s, I would recommend seeing the movie entitled "Love Field" with Michelle Pfeiffer and Dennis Haysbert. It is not based on a true story, but it does depict the attitude of our country toward black and white relationships during the civil rights movements.