A man and a woman stand in a closed storefront. He strums a ukulele and sings in a funny warble while she dances a high-stepping jig in incongruous accompaniment. They are young and they are falling in love. This moment of pure cinematic magic would mark the high point of your average romantic comedy. But in writer/director Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine" it is the crystallization of a heartrending certainty: This is the happiest they will ever be.
Blue Valentine
Blue Valentine
Blue Valentine
A man and a woman stand in a closed storefront. He strums a ukulele and sings in a funny warble while she dances a high-stepping jig in incongruous accompaniment. They are young and they are falling in love. This moment of pure cinematic magic would mark the high point of your average romantic comedy. But in writer/director Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine" it is the crystallization of a heartrending certainty: This is the happiest they will ever be.