Movie

Blue Valentine

2010 · 112 min

A raw, emotionally draining portrait of a marriage falling apart, told with painful intimacy and realism.

Tagline: A Love Story.
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.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, family, grief, betrayal
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
grief
betrayal
identity
Places: small town
home
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong