The untold story of 'bad-boy' Johnny Cash, his talented but troubled manager, Saul Holiff, and a son searching for his father in the shadow of a legend.The untold story of 'bad-boy' Johnny Cash, his talented but troubled manager, Saul Holiff, and a son searching for his father in the shadow of a legend.The untold story of 'bad-boy' Johnny Cash, his talented but troubled manager, Saul Holiff, and a son searching for his father in the shadow of a legend.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations
Saul Holiff
- Self
- (archive footage)
Johnny Cash
- Self
- (archive footage)
Joaquin Phoenix
- Self
- (archive footage)
June Carter Cash
- Self
- (archive footage)
Reese Witherspoon
- Self
- (archive footage)
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- TriviaWINNER "Best Feature" at 2012 EDINDOCS (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Quotes
Johnny Cash: I only ever had one manager who could manage me, and that was Saul.
- Crazy creditsIn the opening credits, where a major distributor is normally listed, the filmmaker inserted the words "Intentionally Left Blank." This was an inside joke. Adverse market conditions offset by a large following for the film made self-releasing a more attractive option. Later, when the film was given final certification for tax credit purposes, the Canadian government required the filmmaker to sign an affidavit swearing that no such company "Intentionally Left Blank" had been connected with the film.
- ConnectionsFeatures Eat the Document (1972)
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Great voice-over; lots of personal emotion in the voice.
My Father and the Man in Black is the story of the manager of Johny Cash. The story was told from a personal perspective, namely from the son, Jonathan. (I wonder if his father named him Jonathan because he had such a close connection with Johny Cash). I remember sitting and watching this movie with popcorn in my hand and when the movie started I had only eaten two pieces of popcorn. Then the voice of the narrator of the movie came on and the voice was in the voice-over scenes as well. It described the intertwining roles of Johny Cash with his manager. It was the soul in the voice that mesmerized me. It was like I was hypnotized by the power of the narrator's voice. Perhaps it was the soul that danced through the words or perhaps it was the underlining emotion which seemed to lead me on a labyrinth through the back hallways of Johny Cash's life, including his turbulent and dark and light past. The film-maker, Jonathan, was somewhat rejected by his father (the manager) and perhaps his sadness and his own loss was traced and imprinted in the audio of the film and perhaps, as a viewer in the audience of watching this movie, I could empathize and pick-up intuitively on his personal unresolved despair. So perhaps this is not a documentary about his father and the man in black - but rather a personal story that was unconsciously told in order to process a hurt that was so deep that even a metaphorical dagger could not have touched. Perhaps the magic resides in the camera work and in the voice-over and the narrative. Perhaps this whole movie is about personal redemption after all.
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- annuskavdpol
- Feb 4, 2014
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- Johnny and Saul
- Filming locations
- Folsom State Prison - 300 Prison Road, Represa, California, USA(Folsom State Prison)
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was My Father and the Man in Black (2012) officially released in Canada in English?
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