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Forty Shades of Blue (2004)

Forty Shades of Blue (2004)
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A woman who has drifted away from her boyfriend's affections finds love in the arms of his son in this independent drama. Laura (Dina Korzun) is an attractive woman in her early thirties who was living in her native Russia when she met Alan James (Rip Torn), a legendary music producer from Memphis. Alan brought Laura back to the United States and moved in with her, but now that the couple have a three-year-old son, Laura finds herself a stranger in the city she now calls home and is growing increasingly distant from the philandering Alan. After a testimonial tribute to Alan, Laura meets his grown son Michael (Darren E. Burrows) for the first time; Michael has a difficult and sometimes combative relationship with Alan and prefers to keep a distance from him and his life, but Michael and Laura find they quickly develop a strong rapport. Laura and Michael's friendship soon grows into an affair, but as Laura considers her unhappiness with Alan, she also feels guilty about betraying a man who has given her a life she would hardly have dared to dream of when she was younger. Forty Shades of Blue was helmed by Ira Sachs (who earned enthusiastic reviews for his 1997 debut feature The Delta), from a script he co-wrote with Michael Rohatyn. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Rip Torn, Dina Korzun, (more)
Director(s):
Ira Sachs
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Forty Shades of Blue

A woman who has drifted away from her boyfriend's affections finds love in the arms of his son in this independent drama. Laura (Dina Korzun) is an attractive woman in her early thirties who was living in her native Russia when she met Alan James (Rip Torn), a legendary music producer from Memphis. Alan brought Laura back to the United States and moved in with her, but now that the couple have a three-year-old son, Laura finds herself a stranger in the city she now calls home and is growing increasingly distant from the philandering Alan. After a testimonial tribute to Alan, Laura meets his grown son Michael (Darren E. Burrows) for the first time; Michael has a difficult and sometimes combative relationship with Alan and prefers to keep a distance from him and his life, but Michael and Laura find they quickly develop a strong rapport. Laura and Michael's friendship soon grows into an affair, but as Laura considers her unhappiness with Alan, she also feels guilty about betraying a man who has given her a life she would hardly have dared to dream of when she was younger. Forty Shades of Blue was helmed by Ira Sachs (who earned enthusiastic reviews for his 1997 debut feature The Delta), from a script he co-wrote with Michael Rohatyn. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
108 mins

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Director(s):
Ira Sachs
Writer(s):
Ira Sachs, Michael Rohatyn
Producer(s):
Margot Bridger, Jawal Nga, Mary Bing
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Profanity, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations)
Forty Shades of Blue Awards:
  • 2005 - Sundance Film Festival - American Dramatic Grand Jury Prize
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    James V.

    As with his earlier "The Delta," Ira Sacks has again created another movie--FORTY SHADES OF BLUE--that offers interesting visuals, a pretty good premise & a lot of "mood." But then his screenwriting disabilities trip him up. He's only co-screenwriter here, but the result is all too similar: dialog that veers uncomfortably between naturalistic, "method" stuff & soap opera. Only bored & boring "screen" characters sound anything like this, with little original or interesting to say, and no discernible "character" through which to say it. The result is enervating in the extreme. Pinch yourself to stay awake. Some of our better critics seem to have embraced this movie, perhaps because of Rip Torn's performance--which is fine as far as it goes, but there's little opportunity here, for him or anyone else. Darren Burrows is attractive as Torn's son & Dina Korzun ("Last Resort") speaks English with a charming, Russian lilt. The music is quite good; some of us might have been happier with a CD.

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    Jeremy V.

    great pictures but slow and shallow. Certainly not the american independent scene at its best...

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    Louis D.

    not only was this slow, but the writing was not there, they just didn't do anything in the whole movie. it's one of those movies where you keep waiting for it to get better and it doesn't.

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