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      Forty Shades of Blue

      R Released Jan 8, 2005 1h 48m Drama List
      61% 51 Reviews Tomatometer 43% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score After moving from Moscow to Memphis, Tenn., Laura (Dina Korzun) feels isolated living a new, privileged life with her boyfriend, Alan James (Rip Torn), a famous music producer. As time passes, Laura becomes increasingly lonely, while James carries on numerous affairs. When James's estranged son, Michael (Darren Burrows), visits for the first time in years, Laura's need for companionship and Michael's strained relationship with his father pull them into a tumultuous affair. Read More Read Less
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      In its portrayal of a woman's awakening and disillusionment, Forty Shades of Blue is as nuanced as its title would suggest.

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      Audience Member The actors did their roles iso as to be believable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Campy in a way that reminds me of Sirk, but the surface suggests something along the line of Altman. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The film gets caught up in its own sadness. You appreciate the effort to bring out strong emotions but without any corresponding high, it ends up losing the audience. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member The absoulute hands down most boring film I have ever experienced. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent film elevated to a whole new level by an amazing performance by Rip Torn. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A cantankerous music star's son visits for an awards ceremony then has an affair with his father's young wife. The highlight of this film is Dina Korzun's morose and oftentimes inscrutable performance; the few moments when her vulnerability shows through - crying in bed after having sex with her husband as an example - are captivating. The film's success, aside from her performance, is the mere creation of a mood, a consistent melancholy that becomes overbearing at times. Indeed, I thought the film was often too morose, too languid. And Rip Torn's character - not necessarily a fault to his performance - was inconsistent. For the first half of the film, he is an indomitable and harsh force, but he suddenly becomes human in the second act, and what once was reminiscent of James Coburn in <i>Affliction</i> turns into a gnarly mess of storytelling. And it can shove its freeze-frame ending up its ass. Overall, <i>Forty Shades of Blue</i> is a performance-driven art film that has damning inconsistencies. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Jun 30, 2006 Full Review Richard Nilsen Arizona Republic It contains some very good performances and some finely observed writing. Rated: 3/5 Feb 2, 2006 Full Review Geoff Pevere Toronto Star ... both emotionally captivating and elusive ... Rated: 3/4 Jan 27, 2006 Full Review Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing Their script is infused with the romantic highs and lows of a million country songs. But it's the haunting melody, soaked in longing and agony that words can convey only in small part, that really gets you. Feb 3, 2020 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Just more art house malarkey... Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Aspires to tell us something revealing about compromised souls. Rated: B- Feb 20, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis After moving from Moscow to Memphis, Tenn., Laura (Dina Korzun) feels isolated living a new, privileged life with her boyfriend, Alan James (Rip Torn), a famous music producer. As time passes, Laura becomes increasingly lonely, while James carries on numerous affairs. When James's estranged son, Michael (Darren Burrows), visits for the first time in years, Laura's need for companionship and Michael's strained relationship with his father pull them into a tumultuous affair.
      Director
      Ira Sachs
      Producer
      Sydney Pollack, Christopher Singleton, Geoff Stier, Diane von Fürstenberg
      Screenwriter
      Michael Rohatyn, Ira Sachs
      Production Co
      Flux Films, Charlie Guidance Productions, Tiny Dancer Films, High Line Productions
      Rating
      R (Language|Sexuality)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 8, 2005, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 10, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $75.2K
      Runtime
      1h 48m