‘The Place Beyond The Pines’ Gets 10 New Images!

The last time Derek Cianfrance and Ryan Gosling got together, the end result was an absolutely heartbreaking drama about falling in love, and then falling apart. Blue Valentine (trailer here) was impressive as hell, but I can’t stress enough just how depressing it is: after initial viewing it stayed in my head for days, and I still think of it from time to time. It will break your freaking heart.

Cianfrance has a new film releasing next month (March 29th to be exact). Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper play characters who both seem to be good men, with one (of course) being on the wrong side of the law.

Focus Features today released 10 new images from the upcoming drama. The movie looks great, but seeing as my heart is still in need of mending after Blue Valentine, I’m not sure if I’m ready for another Cianfrance experience…

Who am I kidding, I’ll be seeing it as soon as I possible can. Check out the images (and trailer) below, and let us know what you think!

Luke (Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling) is a high-wire motorcycle stunt performer who travels with the carnival from town to town. While passing through Schenectady in upstate New York, he tries to reconnect with a former lover, Romina (Eva Mendes), only to learn that she has given birth to their son Jason in his absence. Luke decides to give up life on the road to try and provide for his newfound family by taking a job as a car mechanic. Noticing Luke’s ambition and talents, his employer Robin (Ben Mendelsohn) proposes to partner with Luke in a string of spectacular bank robberies – which will place Luke on the radar of ambitious rookie cop Avery Cross (Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper).

 

Avery, who has to navigate a local police department ruled by the menacing and corrupt detective Deluca (Ray Liotta), is also struggling to balance his professional life with his family life, which includes his wife Jennifer (Rose Byrne) and their infant son AJ. The consequences of Avery’s confrontation with Luke will reverberate into the next generation. It is then that the two sons, Jason (Dane DeHaan) and AJ (Emory Cohen), must face their fateful, shared legacy.