Loving (2016 – based on the case of Loving v. State of Virginia)
This film tells the story of the efforts of an inter-racial couple to have their marriage recognized as legal in the State of Virginia.
1. Why did you pick this film?
2. Provide a (short) synopsis of the film. Three to five sentences should be sufficient.
3. Was there a fact or incident you learned about for the first time while watching the film? Please describe the fact or incident.
4. Pick a character or an event depicted in the film that or who really caught your attention and interest. Whether positive or negative, what was it about the character or about the event that impressed you?
5. At a certain point in the film, the Lovings ask the state court to set aside it earlier orders. The trial judge finally expressed his reasons for not doing so. What were his reasons against inter-racial marriage? What is your reaction to his reasoning?
6. Later, when the Lovings’ case is set for argument before the U.S. Supreme Court, Mr. Loving tells his attorney to tell the Court something. What did he want the attorney to say? Do you think what he asked to be said would be persuasive to the Court?
