Blue Valentine (film)

Blue Valentine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDerek Cianfrance
Written by
  • Derek Cianfrance
  • Joey Curtis
  • Cami Delavigne
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAndrij Parekh
Edited by
  • Jim Helton
  • Ron Patane
Music byGrizzly Bear
Production
companies
  • Hunting Lane Films
  • Silverwood Films
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company
Release dates
  • January 24, 2010 (2010-01-24) (Sundance)
  • December 29, 2010 (2010-12-29) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[2]
Box office$16.6 million[2]

Blue Valentine is a 2010 American romantic drama film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance. Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne, and Joey Curtis wrote the film, and the band Grizzly Bear scored it. Blue Valentine depicts a married couple, played by Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, shifting back and forth in time between their courtship and the dissolution of their marriage several years later.

The film received critical acclaim and Williams was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, while Gosling received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.

  1. ^ "BLUE VALENTINE (15)". Optimum Releasing. British Board of Film Classification. December 17, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Blue Valentine (2010)". The Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2016.