Forty Shades of Blue

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 09 30 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 687797800299

Studio: First Look Pictures

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: A woman who has drifted away from her boyfriend's affections finds love in the arms of his son in this independent drama. Laura (Dina Korzun) is an attractive woman in her early thirties who was living in her native Russia when she met Alan James (Rip Torn), a legendary music producer from Memphis. Alan brought Laura back to the United States and moved in with her, but now that the couple have a three-year-old son, Laura finds herself a stranger in the city she now calls home and is growing increasingly distant from the philandering Alan. After a testimonial tribute to Alan, Laura meets his grown son Michael (Darren E. Burrows) for the first time; Michael has a difficult and sometimes combative relationship with Alan and prefers to keep a distance from him and his life, but Michael and Laura find they quickly develop a strong rapport. Laura and Michael's friendship soon grows into an affair, but as Laura considers her unhappiness with Alan, she also feels guilty about betraying a man who has given her a life she would hardly have dared to dream of when she was younger. Forty Shades of Blue was helmed by Ira Sachs (who earned enthusiastic reviews for his 1997 debut feature The Delta), from a script he co-wrote with Michael Rohatyn. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: In Competition – Sundance Film Festival American Dramatic Grand Jury Prize – Sundance Film Festival Best Actress – Independent Spirit Awards

Features: ccDirector commentary
5.1 audio
Theatrical trailer
Behind the scenes featurette
Interview with co-writer Michael Rohatyn
Alternate/Deleted scenes
Get it While You Can - A short film by Ira Sachs
Scene selections
Previews
Spanish subtitles
Closed-Caption

Forty Shades of Blue

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 06/13/2006

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen

Audio: DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 108 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Forty Shades of Blue
1. Main Titles [2:16]
2. Alan James [10:33]
3. Nice Lady [10:28]
4. Session [12:20]
5. Gifts for Sons [10:09]
6. Forbidden Love [10:44]
7. Confusion [11:27]
8. Fulfillment [9:50]
9. Gathering [12:05]
10. Indecision [9:33]
11. Falling Apart [6:20]
12. End Credits [3:33]

Cast and Crew: Donald Rosenfeld  Producer 
Michael Rohatyn  Screenwriter 
Geoff Stier  Executive Producer 
Margot Bridger  Producer 
Ira Sachs  Director 
Ira Sachs  Producer 
Ira Sachs  Screenwriter 
Diane Von Furstenberg  Executive Producer 
Dickon Hinchliffe  Composer (Music Score) 
Mary Bing  Producer 
Jawal Nga  Producer 
Rip Torn  Actor 
Dina Korzun  Actor 
Darren E. Burrows  Actor 
Paprika Steen  Actor 
Red West  Actor 
Jenny O'Hara  Actor 
Andrew Henderson  Actor 
Liz Morton  Actor 
Joanne Pankow  Actor 
Arielle Kight  Actor 
J. Blackfoot  Actor 
Jerry Chipman  Actor 
Mary Jean McAdams  Actor 
Charly Kayle  Actor 
J. Alan Scott  Actor 
Earl Randle  Actor 
Charles Skip Pitts  Actor 
Don Pirl  Actor 
Stuart Greer  Actor 
Jennifer LaCapra  Actor 
Lillie White  Actor 
Mimmye Goode  Actor 
Forest Pruett  Actor 
Todd Malta  Actor 
Charles Ingram  Actor 
John Boyd West  Actor 
Howard Keltner  Actor 
Claude Phillips  Actor 
Emily McKenna Cox  Actor 
Stan Prachniak  Actor 
Archie Mitchell  Actor 
Steve Potts  Actor 
David Smith  Actor 
Ronnie Williams  Actor 
Michael Toles  Actor 
Jim Spake  Actor 
Scott Thompson  Actor 
Jim Dickinson  Actor 
Sid Selvidge  Actor 
Sam Shoup  Actor 
Tommy Burroughs  Actor 

Country: USA