place beyond the pines took place at schenectady, new york.
place beyond the pines took place at schenectady, new york.
where does place beyond the pines take place?
schenectady , new york
the place beyond the pines is a 2012 american crime tragedy drama film directed by derek cianfrance with a screenplay by cianfrance, ben coccio, and darius marder from a story by cianfrance and coccio. it stars ryan gosling, bradley cooper, eva mendes, emory cohen and dane dehaan, with ben mendelsohn, rose byrne, mahershala ali, bruce greenwood, harris yulin, and ray liotta in supporting roles. the film reunites cianfrance and gosling, who worked together on the 2010 film "blue valentine". the film was scored by mike patton and also featured previously written music by estonian composer arvo pärt. the title is the english meaning of the city of schenectady, new york, which is derived loosely from a mohawk word for "place beyond the pine plains."
the place beyond the pines
"the place beyond the pines" received positive reviews from critics. on rotten tomatoes the film has a rating of 79%, based on 214 reviews, with an average score of 7.26/10. the site's critical consensus reads, "ambitious to a fault, "the place beyond the pines" finds writer/director derek cianfrance reaching for—and often grasping—thorny themes of family, fatherhood, and fate." on metacritic has a score of 68 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
the place beyond the pines