Academy Award nominees Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in a new romantic drama Blue Valentine. The film follows the intense relationship between a couple played by Gosling and Williams who fall passionately in love while in their early twenties, and then face challenges in their marriage six years later.

In Blue Valentine, Gosling plays Dean while Williams plays Cindy. Dean's and Cindy's relationship has seen better days as they struggle with the demands and expectations of work and family life. At breaking point, the couple steals away to a hotel as they revisits romantic memories of their courtship. Dean and Cindy have one night to try and rekindle their passion, and save their marriage.

The movie, set to hit the theatres late this year, is the only film of 2010 to have received Official Selection at the Sundance, Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals. The performances of Gosling and Williams have already been singled out for early awards attention, as has the direction by Derek Cianfrance.

Watch the trailer for Blue Valentine below: