Derek Cianfrance

American film director and screenwriter known for intimate, emotionally raw dramas including Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines, and The Light Between the Oceans.

Directed Blue Valentine (reviewed here); known publicly as a writer-director of character-driven films.

A single DeBaser review of Derek Cianfrance's Blue Valentine offers an ironic, sometimes mocking read. The reviewer praises the film's photography and editing while delivering a critical, comedic retelling of the plot. Overall the review rates the film 3/5 and frames it as emotionally raw but imperfect.

For:Film enthusiasts of character-driven dramas, readers of DeBaser, and fans of Blue Valentine or intimate relationship dramas.