Forty Shades of Blue

Forty Shades of Blue is a 2005 independent film directed by Ira Sachs. It premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize.

Forty Shades of Blue
Directed byIra Sachs
Written byIra Sachs
Michael Rohatyn
StarringRip Torn
Dina Korzun
Darren E. Burrows
Distributed byFirst Look Studios
Release dates
  • January 2005 (2005-01) (Sundance)
  • September 28, 2005 (2005-09-28) (US)
  • June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) (UK)
Running time
108 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Box office$172,569[1]

Sachs was inspired by the works of Ken Loach, including Kes (1969), Family Life (1971), and Looks and Smiles (1981), as well as Satyajit Ray’s Charulata (1964).[2]

Plot

Alan James is an aging music producer who lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his much younger Russian girlfriend Laura. Their life together is complicated by the presence of Alan’s adult son Michael from his previous marriage, who forces Laura to reflect on the nature of her impending marriage and her future prospects.

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, Forty Shades of Blue has an approval rating of 60% based on 52 reviews.[3] The website’s critics consensus reads, "In its portrayal of a woman's awakening and disillusionment, Forty Shades of Blue is as nuanced as its title would suggest."[3]

Forty Shades of Blue was placed at #92 on the Best Films of the Aughts list by Slant Magazine in February 2010.[4] The film also won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.[5]

Notes
  1. "Forty Shades of Blue". Box Office Mojo.
  2. Ryan, Mike S. (March 6, 2009). ""THE BLUEPRINT" – Ira Sachs And Mike Ryan On FORTY SHADES OF BLUE". Hammer to Nail.
  3. "Forty Shades of Blue". Rotten Tomatoes. 2005. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  4. "Best of the Aughts: Film". Slant Magazine. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  5. "'Forty Shades of Blue' Takes Sundance Honors". latimes.com. 30 January 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2022.


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