The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

"The place beyond the pines" is an idiomatic translation of the Native American word Schenectady, which is the tucked-away upstate New York setting where the triptych dramas of The Place Beyond the Pines unfold with deft, emotional grace. This second feature from director Derek Cianfrance is an ambitious reach into tragedy, honor, and responsibility experienced between fathers and sons. Even though the result falls a little short of his grasp, there's no denying the beauty and passion in the story he tells with such measured artistry and eloquent attention to process and form.  The Place Beyond the Pines may not be the fully realized work he intended, but it is an absorbing and often deeply moving exercise in family dynamics and destinies that are never certain. --Ted Fry

IMDB Rating: 7.6
Actors: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Anthony Pizza, Craig Van Hook
Directors: Derek Cianfrance
Writers: Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, Darius Marder
Producers: Alex Orlovsky, Bruce Toll, Crystal Powell, Jamie Patricof
Studio: Focus Features
Run Time: 140 minutes

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