Michelle Williams recalled how she lived with Ryan Gosling to naturally portray a family

Why was this a terrible period in the actress's career?

In 2010, the melodrama “Blue Valentine” was released. In it, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams portrayed how the romantic relationship of a young married couple entered a crisis phase.

An interesting fact: to naturally portray a married couple, the acting duo lived under the same roof off set.

“We shot the first part when they were young and in love, and everything was going very well. Then we took a two-week break and lived together,” the 44-year-old actress shared on the Armchair Expert podcast.
Ryan Gosling romantically embraces Michelle Williams in a subway car
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in the 2010 film "Blue Valentine"
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Of course, during this period, the actors were not together 24/7. But they constantly perceived each other as spouses and came up with ways to annoy their partner. The director gave the command to “spoil and burn to ashes” everything that connected the happy couple from the beginning of the film. and Michelle diligently destroyed the love between their characters. They even held a ceremony to burn their wedding photo.

admitted that it was very challenging: first to fall in love with a person for the role, and then to learn to despise them.

“It was awful. I don't want to give reasons to hate me or think I'm unpleasant,” the actress shared. However, in the end, the bold experiment earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.