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Forty Shades of Blue

IMDb ID: tt0395543 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.1 (1,808 votes)

Genres: Drama · Music · Romance

A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-'n'-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Forty Shades of Blue
Canada: Forty Shades of Blue (English)
Germany: Forty Shades of Blue
France: Forty Shades of Blue
United Kingdom: Forty Shades of Blue
Ireland: Forty Shades of Blue (English)
India: Forty Shades of Blue (English)
India: Forty Shades of Blue (Hindi)
Japan: Forty Shades of Blue (Japanese)
New Zealand: Forty Shades of Blue (English)
Philippines: Forty Shades of Blue (English)
Singapore: Forty Shades of Blue (English)
United States: Forty Shades of Blue
South Africa: Forty Shades of Blue (English)
Brazil: 40 Tons de Azul
Ukraine: 40 відтінків смутку
Russia: 40 оттенков грусти
Hungary: Lehangolva
40 оттенков грусти
Content RatingRRelease Date2005-12-07Runtime108 minutesMetascore74IMDb Popularity0User Reviews32Critic Reviews41Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsstepmother stepson sex
cheating wife
young stepmother
sex with stepmother
sex with stepson
Filming LocationsTennessee, USAProduction CompaniesCharlie Guidance Productions
Flux Films
High Line Productions
Official SitesOfficial site - http://www.fortyshadesmovie.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395543/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0395543.jpgUpdated At2025-06-27T11:07:30

Stars

Dina Korzun
Rip Torn
Andrew Lawrence Henderson
Elizabeth Morton
Joanne Pankow
Arielle Kight
J. Blackfoot
Red West
Jenny O'Hara
Jerry Chipman

Directors

Ira Sachs

Writers

Michael Rohatyn
Ira Sachs

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Dina Korzun | Character: Laura
Actor: Rip Torn | Character: Alan James
Actor: Andrew Lawrence Henderson | Character: Sam James
Actor: Elizabeth Morton | Character: Cindy
Actor: Joanne Pankow | Character: Aunt Betty
Actor: Arielle Kight | Character: Teenage Singer
Actor: J. Blackfoot | Character: J. Blackfoot
Actor: Red West | Character: Duigan
Actor: Jenny O'Hara | Character: Celia
Actor: Jerry Chipman | Character: Shel
Actor: Mary Jean Bentley | Character: Gena
Actor: Charly Kayle | Character: Karin
Actor: J. Allen Scott | Character: Press Photographer
Actor: Earl Randle | Character: Old Timer
Actor: Charles 'Skip' Pitts | Character: Charles Skip Pitts
Actor: Don Pirl | Character: Man at Peabody Bar
Actor: Stuart Greer | Character: Tom Skolnick
Actor: Jennifer LaCapra | Character: Woman with Tom
Actor: Darren E. Burrows | Character: Michael James
Actor: Lillie White | Character: Minnie
Actor: Mimmye Goode | Character: Nursery School Teacher
Actor: Monette McLin | Character: Nursery School Parent
Actor: Paprika Steen | Character: Lonni
Actor: Forrest Pruett | Character: Studio Engineer
Actor: Todd Malta | Character: Waiter
Actor: Charles J. Ingram | Character: Ronnie
Actor: John Boyd West | Character: Barry
Actor: Howard Keltner | Character: Salesman
Actor: Claude Phillips | Character: Tennis Club Valet
Actor: Emily McKenna | Character: April
Actor: Stan Prachniak | Character: Lake Party Bartender
Actor: Archie Mitchell | Character: Lake Party Reveler
Actor: Steve Potts | Character: Banquet Musician
Actor: Dave Smith | Character: Banquet Musician
Actor: Ronnie Williams | Character: Banquet Musician
Actor: Michael Toles | Character: Banquet Musician
Actor: James Spake | Character: Banquet Musician
Actor: Scott Thompson | Character: Banquet Musician
Actor: Jim Dickinson | Character: Lake Party Musician
Actor: Sid Selvidge | Character: Lake Party Musician
Actor: Sam Shoup | Character: Lake Party Musician
Actor: Tommy Burroughs | Character: Lake Party Musician
Actor: D'Army Bailey | Character: Man
Actor: Josh Driver | Character: David James
Actor: Christy Hamilton | Character: Tennis Player
Actor: Kimberly Hill | Character: Party Guest
Actor: Erica Hines | Character: Party Girl
Actor: Tony Isbell | Character: Husband
Actor: Laurie Johnson | Character: Picnic Guest
Actor: Donald Meyers | Character: Picnic Guest
Actor: Lydia Meyers | Character: Picnic Guest
Actor: Rich Parham | Character: Banquet Dancer
Actor: Nancy Wilder | Character: Banquet and Lakehouse Guest

[Directors Group]
Name: Ira Sachs | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Michael Rohatyn | Role: Writer
Name: Ira Sachs | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Mary Bing | Role: Producer
Name: Margot Bridger | Role: Producer
Name: DTeflon | Role: Producer
Name: Adam Hohenberg | Role: Producer
Name: Jawal Nga | Role: Producer
Name: Heather Parks | Role: Producer
Name: Sydney Pollack | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Rohatyn | Role: Producer
Name: Donald Rosenfeld | Role: Producer
Name: Mike S. Ryan | Role: Producer
Name: Ira Sachs | Role: Producer
Name: Christopher Singleton | Role: Producer
Name: Geoff Stier | Role: Producer
Name: Diane von Fürstenberg | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Dickon Hinchliffe | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Julian Whatley | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Affonso Gonçalves | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Avy Kaufman | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Teresa Mastropierro | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Mylene Santos | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Eric Daman | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Gloria Belz | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Janice Byrd | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Barbara Sanders | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Cathi Ashton Thomas | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Christopher Edwards | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jay Van Hoy | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Keith Jones | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nicholas Owen Langholff | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Curtis Smith | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Melissa A. Dunn | Role: Art Department
Name: Thomas W. Gilbert | Role: Art Department
Name: Emily Oliva | Role: Art Department
Name: Brian Pera | Role: Art Department
Name: Spencer H. Register | Role: Art Department
Name: Dalton Cole Young | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Antonio L. Arroyo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nancy Cabrera | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rachel Chancey | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ryan Collison | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Gutierrez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kelly Neese | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dave Paterson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mary Ellen Porto | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dominick Tavella | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Turner | Role: Sound Department
Name: Damian Volpe | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Jennifer Russomanno | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Keith Yurevitz | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Edward V. Bauman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephanie Beman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jesus Carrillo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kenneth R. Cole | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tracy Facelli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael J. Grant | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Beth Horton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Jacobson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Karamov | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Josh Malloy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Mellow | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charlies Patrick Muir | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Norris | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Oliva | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bryce Southard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Cody Beke | Role: Casting Department
Name: Jordan Beswick | Role: Casting Department
Name: Jessica Daniels | Role: Casting Department
Name: Lisa M. Friedrichs | Role: Casting Department
Name: Elizabeth Greenberg | Role: Casting Department
Name: Robert Saba | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Meriwether Nichols | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kelly Anne Ross | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ian Calderon | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Rachel Chancey | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Katherine Skjerping | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stan Sztaba | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Payton Dunham | Role: Location Management
Name: Sarah Fleming | Role: Location Management
Name: Liza Hanson | Role: Location Management
Name: David S. Merrill | Role: Location Management
Name: Nicholas Ross | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Dickon Hinchliffe | Role: Music Department
Name: Susan Jacobs | Role: Music Department
Name: David Less | Role: Music Department
Name: Anne Pope | Role: Music Department
Name: Anthony W. Thomas | Role: Music Department
Name: Timothy J. Trudeau | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Roy Bogy | Role: Production Department
Name: Jim Alan Cook | Role: Production Department
Name: Lisa M. Friedrichs | Role: Production Department
Name: Stephan Horbelt | Role: Production Department
Name: Kimberly James | Role: Production Department
Name: Angela Meadows | Role: Production Department
Name: Melodie Myers | Role: Production Department
Name: Nicki Newburger | Role: Production Department
Name: Donrico Webber | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Veronica Lupu | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Wendy Martin | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Steve Moffit | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Billy Moffitt | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Eugene Purcell | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Rachel Baker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nalla Black | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Josh Braun | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Paul Clark | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Darian Corley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scott Crary | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jessie Flanders | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andy Gilbert | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frank Gray III | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frank Gray | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Justin Gullett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marlus Harding | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kimberly M. Hill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lucas Joaquin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Loretta Johnson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roger Kass | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rona Katz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Allison Sommers Kelly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ross Miller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: E. Alden Napier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bobby Nieves | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jin Pak | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dave Pultz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kimberly Roachelle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert L. Seigel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brett P. Smith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Noreen Ward | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Morgan Weinberg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Misti White | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dalton Cole Young | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Karim Aïnouz | Role: Thanks
Name: David Barker | Role: Thanks
Name: John Cameron Mitchell | Role: Thanks
Name: Oren Moverman | Role: Thanks
Name: Jonathan Nossiter | Role: Thanks
Name: David Rubin | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Forty Shades of Blue | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3617849625/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3617849625/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563673828803.mp4?Expires=1788390773&Signature=cd76VOMCFmTGR3ZdbYumOkgfHJ-XRk2RFuraNCTlehydOHdT0odNlBYwJzBuuM24TutkGuXL0XqHmsk04w~5Wfsgc3s716tuesdqrI3ahXSrETOpXJXZCqe5zN15prg2GnOluASpDGUNndqrKvX0aUurysC59BEx866Esk8vQWDicnSdZnMioXRDS-xW5WiTUq98HX2ykUTKKLKz3-U8l6MaBbllB4tQoGS7qIT4z1TU4aP1L-jR0TwAc9b9ej4wBXhZBSpRchzP7d-8Anpb1SVM23BCfyRfogjXoXjJfXcfHFg~Khfcf6k-X4gnoO9vgF~GwoqtQyRWcd85RjeOtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 21, 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
Czech Republic: April 2, 2005 (Febio Film Festival)
Hungary: June 11, 2005 (Alba Regia International Film Festival)
France: September 7, 2005 (Deauville Film Festival)
United States: September 28, 2005 (limited)
Brazil: September 29, 2005 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
France: November 28, 2005 (Belfort Entrevues Film Festival)
France: December 7, 2005
Austria: January 6, 2006
Canada: March 6, 2006 (Vancouver, British Columbia)
United Kingdom: June 30, 2006
Indonesia: June 9, 2021 (DVD premiere)
Singapore: June 9, 2021 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Winner | 2005 | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Dramatic | Ira Sachs, Forty Shades of Blue
Nominee | 2006 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award | Best Female Lead | Dina Korzun, Forty Shades of Blue
Nominee | 2005 | Deauville Film Festival | Grand Special Prize | Ira Sachs, Forty Shades of Blue

Box Office

Austria: USD 13075
United Kingdom: USD 83666
Domestic: USD 75828
Period: Dec 16 – 18, 2005 | Rank: 95 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 75180 | Interval gross: USD 1152 | Per theater average: USD 576
Period: Dec 9 – 11, 2005 | Rank: 114 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 73527 | Interval gross: USD 1148 | Per theater average: USD 574
Period: Dec 2 – 4, 2005 | Rank: 133 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 72315 | Interval gross: USD 88 | Per theater average: USD 88
Period: Nov 25 – 27, 2005 | Rank: 105 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 71590 | Interval gross: USD 2019 | Per theater average: USD 673
Period: Nov 11 – 13, 2005 | Rank: 113 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 68850 | Interval gross: USD 1746 | Per theater average: USD 873
Period: Nov 4 – 6, 2005 | Rank: 100 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 60284 | Interval gross: USD 3810 | Per theater average: USD 952
Period: Oct 28 – 30, 2005 | Rank: 92 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 54383 | Interval gross: USD 4917 | Per theater average: USD 702
Period: Oct 21 – 23, 2005 | Rank: 101 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 47989 | Interval gross: USD 3387 | Per theater average: USD 846
Period: Oct 14 – 16, 2005 | Rank: 85 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 41113 | Interval gross: USD 7499 | Per theater average: USD 1249
Period: Oct 7 – 9, 2005 | Rank: 76 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 27658 | Interval gross: USD 10800 | Per theater average: USD 3600
Period: Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2005 | Rank: 76 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 11940 | Interval gross: USD 11940 | Per theater average: USD 3980