If you’ve ever wondered what happens to cops and criminals once their stories are resolved in the traditionally violent climax to a crime flick, then The Place Beyond the Pines (15A) is for you. Ryan Gosling plays Luke, a feckless motorcycle stunt rider who travels from town to town with the carnival.

The sins of fathers are revisited upon the sons in Derek Cianfrance’s doom-laden triptych, which reunites the award-winning writer-director with his ‘Blue Valentine’ star, Ryan Gosling.

A FILM about love, sacrifice and commitment that’s every bit as sombre as the title suggests, Blue Valentine (US/16/116 mins) stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as Dean and Cindy, a blue-collar married couple struggling to keep their marriage together even as they drift apart.

Actress Michelle Williams appeared to be taking inspiration from the late Marilyn Monroe at the premiere of her new film, 'Blue Valentine', at the London Film Festival.