Walk The Line Blu-ray

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Primarily the story of the love that grew between country stars Johnny Cash & June Carter during the early years of Cash&s career WALK THE LINE is the result of intense collaboration between director James Mangold co-writer Gill Dennis Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash Though both Cashes died in 2003 they oversaw the script&s development for seven years Mangold & Cash&s insistence that the film&s stars would actually sing paid off Witherspoon&s singing (as June) is lovely & Phoenix&s contains the raw energy & soul that defined Cash&s sound Even as a child on a cotton farm in Depression-era Arkansas Cash shows a strong interest in music escaping from his no-frills life & strict father (Robert Patrick) through hymns & listening to the radio When his brother dies in a freak accident young Johnny feels responsible & worries that he will never live up to his brother&s goodness The film follows Cash through his first marriage with Vivian Cash (Ginnifer Goodwin) & into the early stages of his touring career alongside such musicians as Jerry Lee Lewis Carl Perkins Roy Orbison Elvis Presley & most importantly June Carter As Cash&s success grows so does his relationship with drugs alcohol & Carter putting a strain upon his family life From his initial audition with Sam Phillips of Sun Records on through his legendary 1968 concert at Folsom Prison Cash is transformed from a hesitant singer riddled with demons to a man whose uniquely bold style would make music history WALK THE LINE never attempts to paint a full picture of Cash&s prolific career but instead focuses on the passions that drove his music & on the woman who gave him strength With magical performances by Witherspoon & Phoenix a haunting & inspiring American romance is brought beautifully to life