▁in ▁their ▁moral ▁comp ass . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ruth ▁Neg ga , ▁a ▁primary ▁theme ▁of ▁L oving ▁is ▁hope . ▁Neg ga ▁spoke ▁of ▁how ▁such ▁a ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁inter connected ▁with ▁M ild red : ▁"... ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁hope ful ▁person . ▁You ' re ▁drawn ▁to ▁those ▁people ▁as ▁well , ▁because ▁they ▁insp ire ▁hope ▁in ▁you , ▁and ▁I ▁think ▁she ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁the ▁rock ▁of ▁her ▁family , ▁and ▁for ▁Richard . ▁You ▁want ▁to ▁orbit ▁that ." ▁ ▁Historical ▁accuracy ▁Following ▁a ▁screen ing ▁of ▁L oving , ▁at ▁the ▁Pr inc eton ▁Garden ▁Theater ▁in ▁Pr inc eton , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁producer ▁Peter ▁Sar af ▁held ▁an ▁open ▁Q & A ▁discussion ▁with ▁the ▁audience , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁touched ▁on ▁such ▁topics ▁as ▁the ▁film ' s ▁historical ▁authentic ity , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁described ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁true ▁to ▁life : ▁" Rich ard ▁L oving ▁was ▁indeed ▁as ▁sto ic ▁as ▁Nich ols ▁and ▁Ed g erton ▁port ray ▁him ; ▁the ▁small ▁rural ▁Virginia ▁community ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁lived ▁was ▁( and ▁is ) ▁highly ▁ra cially ▁integrated ; ▁M ild red ▁L oving ▁really ▁did ▁write ▁directly ▁to ▁Robert ▁Kennedy , ▁and ▁her ▁letter ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁collection ; ▁and ▁the ▁Lov ings ▁lawyer ▁really ▁did , ▁per ▁Richard ' s ▁request , ▁relay ▁his ▁words ▁before ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁that ▁" I ▁love ▁my ▁wife ." " ▁ ▁Ed g