Mr. and Mrs. Loving

{{Infobox television

| image =

| genre = Biography
Drama
Romance

| writer = Richard Friedenberg

| director = Richard Friedenberg

| starring = Timothy Hutton
Lela Rochon
Ruby Dee
Isaiah Washington

| music = Branford Marsalis

| country = United States

| language = English

| executive_producer = Timothy Hutton
Susan Rose

| producer = Dan Paulson
Chi-en Telemaque

| runtime = 105 minutes

| network = Showtime

| released = {{Start date|1996|03|31}}

}}

Mr. and Mrs. Loving is a 1996 drama television film directed by Richard Friedenberg that aired on Showtime. It is based on a true story, but with fictionalized parts.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1996/03/31/mr-and-mrs-loving/516969d3-69a3-41a4-8c2d-8535c3adce7c/ |title=Mr. and Mrs. Loving |last=Brennan |first=Patricia |date=March 31, 1996 |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=July 1, 2017}}

Plot summary

A racially mixed couple live in Virginia which violates the state's miscegenation laws. Arrested on the night of their wedding, Richard Loving and Mildred “Bean” Jeter are given the option to either be imprisoned or leave the state. The couple chooses to move to Washington, D.C. The Civil Rights Movement and the fight for their marriage led to their win of the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia.

Cast

Reception

Lisa D. Horowitz, writing for Variety said, "Director-scripter Richard Friedenberg has fashioned a straightforward tale that doesn’t pull any punches. He’s a better writer than helmer, crafting some fine dialogue. But he’s blessed with an excellent cast, led by the reliably understated Hutton".{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1996/tv/reviews/mr-and-mrs-loving-1200445192/ |title=Review: 'Mr. and Mrs. Loving' |last=D. Horowitz |first=Lisa |date=March 28, 1996 |website=Variety |access-date=July 1, 2017}} Scott D. Pierce of Deseret News wrote, "Showtime doesn't make a lot of movies worth watching, but Mr. and Mrs. Loving is an exception."{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/480760/MR-AND-MRS-LOVING-IS-SHOCKING-BUT-TRUE.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214195455/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/480760/MR-AND-MRS-LOVING-IS-SHOCKING-BUT-TRUE.html? |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 14, 2017 |title=Mr. and Mrs. loving Is Shocking But True |last=D. Pierce |first=Scott |date=March 30, 1996 |website=Deseret News |access-date=July 1, 2017}}

= Accolades =

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CableACE Awards

|1996

|Actress in a Movie or Miniseries

|Lela Rochon

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|{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000140/1996/1/|title=CableACE Awards (1996)|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-12-01}}

Accuracy

According to Mildred Loving, "not much of it was very true. The only part of it right was I had three children."{{cite news|author=Dionne Walker|publisher=USAToday.com|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-06-10-loving_N.htm|title=Pioneer of interracial marriage looks back |date=June 10, 2007|access-date=May 8, 2008}}{{cite news | title=40 years of interracial marriage: Mildred Loving reflects on breaking the color barrier | agency=Associated Press | work=International Herald Tribune | date=June 9, 2007 | access-date=April 28, 2008 | url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/10/america/NA-FEA-GEN-US-Loving-Anniversary.php}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|0117098}}

Category:1996 television films

Category:1996 drama films

Category:1996 films

Category:American television films

Category:Films directed by Richard Friedenberg

Category:Mildred and Richard Loving