To launch the 2025 Open Air Screenings programme, we have chosen a chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis.
Johnny Cash’s (Joaquin Phoenix) early days as a boy were spent on the family farm, where he struggled under the scorn of his father (Robert Patrick). He eventually ends up in Memphis, Tennessee, with his wife Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin), and breaks into the music scene after finding his trademark sound - even recording alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. While on tour, Cash meets the love of his life, singer June Carter (Reese Witherspoon), but Cash's volatile lifestyle threatens to keep them apart. The two leads are remarkable, both singing in their own voices adding an extra dimension of rawness: Phoenix is imperious no doubt, but it is Witherspoon who almost steals the show with a simply perfect performance which won her both the Bafta and the Oscar for Best Actress.
USA 2005 James Mangold 136m
Fri 8 Aug 20:00 – Priory Park
Gates open 19:00
TICKETS:
Advance Tickets £12.50 (£14.50 on the day if available)
OPEN AIR SCREENINGS AT PRIORY PARK:
Screenings take place at Chichester's beautiful Priory Park.
Part of the prestigious Chichester International Film Festival.
Bring a Picnic Blanket or Chair, and a Picnic Basket filled with your favourite goodies.
Drinks & Snacks available.