The Lady Bird Diaries

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The Lady Bird Diaries

2023

1h 40m

Documentary

Biography

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"The Lady Bird Diaries" is a groundbreaking documentary that looks at one of the most influential and least-understood first ladies, featuring audio from the 123 hours of personal and revealing diaries Lady Bird Johnson began recording after JFK's assassination and continued throughout her husband's administration.

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

11/14/2023

Many of the archival images Porter so fluidly employs will be familiar, but they gain fresh energy and timely urgency from Johnson’s absorbing narration and her often stirring observations...

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Christian Blauvelt

IndieWire

11/13/2023

A-

The result is an extremely multi-dimensional portrait of a First Lady, one who, you can’t help but think, was the most significant at that point since Eleanor Roosevelt in her accomplishments and her influence on policy.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

11/10/2023

It is difficult not to like Lady Bird, despite the coldly clinical conversation she has with her borrowed reel-to-reel, if only because her affection for her husband is so palpable and constant.

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Savina Petkova

A Good Movie To Watch

11/24/2023

75/100

The documentary becomes a piece of history and an archive in itself, its illustrative functions – a crucial storytelling tool for posteriority.

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Loren King

Newport This Week (RI)

11/16/2023

Porter’s film lets Lady Bird’s recorded voice be the personal testimony to cataclysmic events. She uncovered plenty of new archival footage that she pairs with the audio.

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Dan Mecca

The Film Stage

11/13/2023

B+

A sympathetic yet clear-eyed portrait of a compassionate woman in an extraordinary position.

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Mary S

11/03/2023

Nothing about Israel? Really? Nothing????

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Marissa E

04/02/2024

Engaging, informative, insightful! A unique documentary from audio diaries of a genuine, talented individual. I came to this country so grown-up I never knew a thing about her. It was nice to get to know Ladybird. She was surely a loving, caring, supportive, wise, objective other half of President LBJ. The documentary is reflective of very significant moments/realities in American history: the birth of Medicare, Selma March, the assasinations of Pres JFK, Martin Luther King, Sen RFK Sr, Vietnam war. Depression is universal and doesn't discriminate! It can be fatal as it adversely affects the human body. True, at times, courage is waking up and going through the day, indeed!

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Whirled P

11/19/2023

Regardless of how anyone thinks or feels about issues, the truth is that the president is a human being. As such, they are flawed and can only act on the information and understanding that they have at the time. Yet, someone needs to take on the burden of responsibility, and make decisions. Johnson was in office during multiple assassinations, an awful war, and desperately needed social change. I am glad that Lady Bird made recordings so we could have a tiny glimpse into their daily life during this tumultuous time in our nation's history.

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11/03/2023

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Synopsis

"The Lady Bird Diaries" is a groundbreaking documentary that looks at one of the most influential and least-understood first ladies, featuring audio from the 123 hours of personal and revealing diaries Lady Bird Johnson began recording after JFK's assassination and continued throughout her husband's administration.

Director: Dawn Porter
Producer: Dawn Porter, Kim Reynolds
Distributor: Hulu
Production Co: ABC News, Trilogy Films
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 13, 2023
Runtime: 1h 40m

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