Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
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| genre = Biography
Drama
Music
| writer = Rama Laurie Stagner
| director = Bobby Roth
| starring = Kathleen York
Viveka Davis
Bruce Greenwood
Elisabeth Moss
| music = J.A.C. Redford
| country = United States
| language = English
| producer = Salli Newman
| executive_producer = Jon Avnet
Naomi Judd
Jordan Kerner
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| editor = Henk Van Eeghen
| cinematography = Shelly Johnson
| runtime = 188 minutes
| company = The Avnet/Kerner Company
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| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{Start date|1995|05|14|}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1995|05|15}}
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Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge is a 1995 American made-for-television biographical film about the mother-daughter country music duo The Judds, directed by Bobby Roth. It was originally broadcast in two parts by NBC on May 14–15, 1995.
Plot
Kathleen York stars as Naomi Judd (then known as Diana Judd) a single mother of two daughters, who turned to music as way to help positively influence her increasingly belligerent and rebellious eldest daughter Wynonna, (then known as Christina). The movie chronicles Naomi's struggle to provide for her daughters (the youngest of whom grew up to become actress Ashley Judd, who narrates the film), the singing duo's rise from Nashville fame to national celebrity, the ups and downs that accompanied a working family relationship, and Naomi's eventual retirement from the music business. The movie was based on Naomi's autobiography Love Can Build A Bridge.
Reception
Variety described this production as "above average for the genre, with a lot of good music in addition to the expected hard times and heartaches."Todd Everett, [https://variety.com/1995/tv/reviews/naomi-wynonna-love-can-build-a-bridge-1200441668/ "Review: ‘Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge’"], Variety, May 12, 1995. Entertainment Weekly called it "mostly misguided" but nevertheless thought that "the stars fit the bill to perfection" and gave particular credit to the work of casting executive Molly Lopata.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140116072508/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,297208,00.html "TV Movie Review: 'Naomi and Wynonna: Love Can Build A Bridge'"], Entertainment Weekly, May 12, 1995. Joyce Millman of the San Francisco Examiner praised the "surprisingly perceptive and hugely entertaining NBC miniseries" and its lead performers' "fearless, intelligent performances as determined, stubborn women who remain admirable even when they're unlovable."Joyce Millman, [http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Naomi-Wynonna-a-rare-celebrity-bio-flick-3155122.php ""Naomi & Wynonna' a rare celebrity bio-flick"], San Francisco Examiner, May 12, 1995.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0113931|title=Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge}}
{{Bobby Roth}}
{{The Judds}}
{{Wynonna Judd}}
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Category:1995 television films
Category:1990s biographical films
Category:American biographical films
Category:Biographical films about musicians
Category:Films directed by Bobby Roth
Category:Cultural depictions of country musicians
Category:Films scored by J. A. C. Redford
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