The Place Beyond the Pines is a 2012 American
crime drama film directed by
Derek Cianfrance and written by Cianfrance,
Ben Coccio, and Darius Marder. 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 2010's
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."