BLUE VALENTINE Trailer & MPAA Dons It With An ‘NC-17’ Rating

The first trailer for BLUE VALENTINE, followed by a clip of the film, comes to us courtesy of Yahoo! Movies.

Earlier on Friday, Deadline.com‘s Mike Fleming reported that BLUE VALENTINE received the ‘kiss of death’ NC-17 rating by the MPAA. SO much for Bob Weinstein’s hopes of a Best Picture nomination, although there’s alot of buzz surrounding Williams’ and Gosling’s performances.

…the NC-17 is an absolute head-scratcher. I’m told the rating was given for a scene in which the characters played by Gosling and Williams try to save their crumbling marriage by spending a night away in a hotel. They get drunk and their problems intensify when he wants to have sex and she doesn’t, but will to get him off her back.

Synopsis:

Blue Valentine is the story of love found and love lost told in past and present moments in time. Flooded with romantic memories of their courtship, Dean and Cindy use one night to try and save their failing marriage. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in this honest portrait of a relationship on the rocks.

From The Weinstein Co., BLUE VALENTINE will be in theaters on December 31, 2010. Visit the film’s official site here, on Facebook here and on Twitter here.