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Week of January 10

Blue Valentine

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Photo Illustration for TIME by Sean McCabe; Blue Valentine: Davi Russo/The Weinstein Co.

Blue Valentine

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams dazzle in a drama that traces the ebb and flow of hope and desire in a marriage without taking sides. Naturalistic and sexy (but undeserving of its original NC-17 rating, now a more reasonable R), Blue Valentine is uncompromising and touching.

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