My cousin Alex Atkins' told me about this movie in December, but it was only playing in like NY and LA. His teacher produced it so he got put on it. I could never get my hands on it in Europe, but I finally watched it last night. Both Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams (who got nominated for best actress for her performance) are incredible. Some of the best acting and chemistry I have ever seen. No exaggeration. They lived in a house for a month with this little girl before the film for preperation and worked on developing their characters (Williams for 6 years before they shot the film and Gosling for 5). Filmmaker Derek Cianfrance penned the script and directed, but he has a kind of voyeuristic style... like he just kicks it and watches. In the bonus features of the DVD, Ryan Gosling compares him to a National Geographic photographer who waits in a tree for like 5 days just to get a shot of a bird. One of the most powerful scenes of the film is when Gosling sings with a Ukulele. He has a band called Dead Man's Bones. All the music in the movie is by Grizzly Bear though. It's worth checking out... i cannot recommend the movie enough. See the trailer after the jump if you're a bitch.
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