Forty Shades of Blue

– A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awaken..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
Forty Shades of Blue (2005)

A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
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Genre:

Forty Shades of Blue (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Dec 2005

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Ira Sachs

Writer:

Michael Rohatyn, Ira Sachs

Main Actors:

Dina Korzun, Rip Torn, Darren E. Burrows, Andrew Lawrence Henderson

Plot:

Wealthy music producer Alan James lives with his beautiful Russian girlfriend Laura, thirty years younger than him, whom he met while he was in Russia on business. They have a three-year-old son. Alan is a music legend, having produced black music during the 60's and 70's, the golden era of Memphis Soul. They live an affluent life in a sprawling mansion on the banks of the Mississippi in Memphis, Tennessee. But, although she is comfortable, Laura feels lonely and isolated. Alan has an estranged adult son from a previous marriage, Michael, a literature professor, who is married and lives with his wife in Los Angeles. Michael and his father have a complicated relationship that is marred by disappointment, hampered by jealousy, and fueled by anger. When Michael returns home to Memphis for the first time in many years, although he had at first disapproved of his father's young girlfriend, a painful and dangerous love affair develops between him and Laura, his contemporary. As this forbidden passion deepens in the bedrooms and bars of modern Memphis, Laura comes to an illuminating self-confrontation that will change her soul and her life forever.

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Production:

First Look Media

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
59%
Metacritic:
74%