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Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine

Drama · Romance · 2010

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.

Movie details

Blue Valentine

“A Love Story.”

2010 Drama · Romance 1h 52m

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Derek Cianfrance

Written by

Cami Delavigne · Joey Curtis · Derek Cianfrance

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

Court is in session

Put Blue Valentine on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.