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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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6-Mar-2022, 12:00 PM

The Loving Story - 2011 - 7/10

Moving documentary of married couple expelled from Virginia, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court.
Expelled in 1958 for miscegenation (ie: interracial marriage).
Overall tone is quiet. The couple seem subdued, perhaps uncomfortable around camera lenses.
Interviews with the ACLU attorneys involved both enlightening and enjoyable.
No one from the Virginia courthouse spoke.
I thought I would dislike the husband, a crew cut bricklayer, but he turned out to be quietly sympathetic.
Film dramatizations were released in 1996 and 2016.