Screenwriter and director Derek Cianfrance has worked on the screenplay of Blue Valentine, which is shown as Love and Ashes in our country for 11 years. He couldn’t bring the story to an end. When he finally found funding and came on the set, he forgot the script in many places.
He created some scenes with the actors on the set. This is neither a normal nor a healthy way of creating a film. However, Cianfrance obviously dominated his characters and knew the feeling he wanted to capture at the end of 11 years. He brought two actors who were well-prepared for roles to come up with an impressive relationship film.
Love and Ashes describe two phases of a relationship. Dean and Cindy, two young people meet and fall in love, years later, the point of their marriage comes to the point of extinction is watching. They are connected to each other with a strong passion before, but the transition to the marriage stage is a bit of a necessity.
Therefore, they are building a family that is not considered thoroughly and whose foundation is not very strong. And in spite of their beloved children, this family turns into prisons over time. Passion, no matter how hard, can no longer be revived. Cindy can’t stop thinking she’s ruining her life. Dean, on the other hand, just tortures his wife with an excessive instinct of ownership.
At the same time, it shows us a happy, romantic love story and how love is not enough Love and Ashes. But how it is difficult to leave after all these experiences… Everyone who is married or has been with the same person for a long time empathy, understand the situations and emotions. Of course, with the visual codes and solid sense of reality of independent American cinema rather than popular cinema. It doesn’t tell the world’s original story. It is based on themes and situations that we have seen before. But as a genuine relationship film, it still catches the audience.
Two young but skillful players play a big role in this success. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams make us believe in the characters and their love and suffering. It would not be wrong to call them the prince and princess of American independent cinema.
Gosling first gained attention with the 2001 film The Believer, in 2004 he proved himself to be a teenager with The Notebook, but his real boom was with Half Nelson, for which he was nominated for an Oscar. Today he is one of the sought-after, respected young actors of both independent and popular cinema. Edward Norton’s career hasn’t improved in recent years.
We first met Michelle Williams in the television series Dawson’s Creek. The native version was played by Aslı Enver in Kavak Yelleri. Like his co-star Michael Pitt, Williams pursued a wise career plan, and within a few years he starred in independent films. This was followed by his first Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain. They talked about Heath Ledger and their childbearing. The young actress has been in an extremely busy pace since last year. We first saw a small but key role in Martin Scorsese’s Dungeon Island. Love and Ashes, which was instrumental in this article, earned him his second Oscar nomination.
In short, Love and Ashes are seen only to watch the mutual breakdown of these two important actors. After being postponed for months, this week’s release was a bit last-minute and it’s only playing in a single hall in Istanbul, but if you have the opportunity, I’d say don’t miss this bitter love movie.
All about Blue Valentine movie.
Blue Valentine (2010)
Directed by: Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Mike Vogel, Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Faith Wladyka, Ben Shenkman, John Doman, Marshall Johnson, Enid Graham, Maryann Plunkett, Ben Shenkman, Ashley Gurnari, Eileen Rosen, Tamara Torres
Screenplay by: Derek Cianfrance, Joey Curtis
Production Design by: Inbal Weinberg
Cinematography by: Andrij Parekh
Film Editing by: Jim Helton, Ron Patane
Costume Design by: Erin Benach
Set Decoration by: Jasmine E. Ballou
Music by: Grizzly Bear
MPAA Rating: R for strong graphic sexual content, language, and a beating.
Distributed by: The Weinstein Company
Release Date: December 29, 2010
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