Blue Valentine -2010-2010 | [hot]

This process was intensely difficult for Williams, who has since described the experience as "horrible" and the dark intimate scenes as "toxic". Yet, this challenging production is the very reason why Blue Valentine feels less like a movie and more like a raw document of a relationship's slow, agonizing implosion.

Dean is a hopeless romantic, a high school dropout who is fiercely devoted to Cindy and her daughter, Frankie. He works as a house painter and asks for nothing more out of life than to love his family. While his unconditional devotion is what rescues Cindy in the past, that same lack of ambition becomes a prison in the present. Dean cannot comprehend why being a good husband and father isn't enough for Cindy, mistaking her desire for personal growth as a rejection of his love. Behind the Scenes: Method Acting and Real Emotion Blue Valentine -2010-2010

A romantic, whirlwind courtship where Dean, a charming but aimless painter-turned-housepainter, falls for Cindy, a nursing student struggling with a chaotic family life and a previous relationship. This process was intensely difficult for Williams, who