Forty Shades of Blue
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ira Sachs
Emily Mckenna Cox
Dina Korzun
Red West
Joanne Pankow
Rip Torn
Film Details
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Synopsis
Laura, a young Russian woman lives in Memphis with a much older rock n' roll legend, and the personal awakening she experiences in the wake of her unfortunate affair with his estranged son. Alan James is a legend in Memphis, a white man who produced black music back in the 60's and 70's, the heyday of Memphis Soul. Now in his later years, he's still living the high life in a comfortable house in the right part of town. Alan lives with his girlfriend, Laura, a Russian beauty he met on tour in Moscow. Laura spends most of her time alone or raising their three-year-old son, Sam. A stranger in Memphis, she lives an easy, alienated life. Alan also has a grown son, Michael, with whom he has a complicated relationship fueled by jealousy, disappointment and anger. When Michael returns home for the first time in many years, the initial hostility he radiates towards his father's "girl" develops into something much more, and a messy, dangerous affair ensues. In the bars and bedrooms of his very contemporary city, a love triangle forms, illuminating the hearts and souls of these three tangled lives.
Director
Ira Sachs
Cast
Emily Mckenna Cox
Dina Korzun
Red West
Joanne Pankow
Rip Torn
Jim Dickinson
Jenny O'hara
J. Blackfoot
Sid Selvidge
Paprika Steen
Liz Morton
Jerry Chipman
Andrew Henderson
Darren E Burrows
Crew
Antonio L Arroyo
Jordan Beswick
Mary Bing
Margot Bridger
Eric Daman
Eric Daman
Christopher Edwards
Affonso Gontalves
Dickon Hinchliffe
Susan Jacobs
Avy Kaufman
Teresa Mastropierro
Jawal Nga
Sydney Pollack
Michael Rohatyn
Donald Rosenfeld
Mike S Ryan
Ira Sachs
Ira Sachs
Curtis Smith
Geoff Stier
Dominick Tavella
Diane Von Furstenberg
Julian Whatley
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States 2005
Released in United States Fall September 28, 2005
Released in United States February 2005
Released in United States January 2005
Released in United States October 7, 2005
Released in United States on Video June 13, 2006
Released in United States September 2005
Released in United States September 30, 2005
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 10-20, 2005.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema September 2-11, 2005.
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 19-November 3, 2005.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competition) January 20-30, 2005.
Project was developed at the 1998 Sundance Writer's Lab.
Released in United States 2005 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 19-November 3, 2005.)
Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competition) January 20-30, 2005.)
Released in United States February 2005 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 10-20, 2005.)
Released in United States on Video June 13, 2006
Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema September 2-11, 2005.)
Released in United States Fall September 28, 2005
Released in United States September 30, 2005 (Memphis)
Released in United States October 7, 2005 (NuArt; Los Angeles)
