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Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine

A Love Story.

20107.01h 52m

Overview

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

Directed by Derek Cianfrance
Written by Cami Delavigne, Joey Curtis, Derek Cianfrance
Produced by Lynette Howell Taylor, Alex Orlovsky, Jamie Patricof
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $15.4M

Top Cast

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

Dean

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams

Cindy

John Doman

John Doman

Jerry

Mike Vogel

Mike Vogel

Bobby

Ben Shenkman

Ben Shenkman

Dr. Feinberg

J

Jen Jones

Gramma

Maryann Plunkett

Maryann Plunkett

Glenda

Faith Wladyka

Faith Wladyka

Frankie

M

Marshall Johnson

Marshall

J

James Benatti

Jamie

Themes & Keywords

depressiondancingnursepennsylvania, usalove at first sightpregnancyclassroommarriagebridgedysfunctional familyalcoholismlovedivorcenonlinear timelineshockingabortionstudentbroken marriageromantic

About Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine is a drama, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of depression, dancing, nurse, pennsylvania, usa, love at first sight, pregnancy. Directed by Derek Cianfrance, it stars Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, John Doman. Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

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