How Did Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling Prepare for the Scenes

question 57

Multiple Choice

How did Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling prepare for the scenes of their marriage falling apart in Blue Valentine (2010) ?

• A) They spent a month "living" their roles together in the house used for the actual shooting.
• B) They went to a marriage counselor in character.
• C) They shot the scenes unrehearsed with seldom more than one take for each.
• D) They allowed the director to verbally abuse them until they were in the correct emotional state for each scene.
• E) Through careful script analysis they learned the motivation and proper delivery of each line.

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