Only released in 3 theaters, Ryan Gosling’s only film was the complete failure of 10 years earlier, Barbie!

This first film was so unsuccessful that its director lost the desire to repeat the experience. Actor Ryan Gosling put a lot of heart into this feature film called Lost River, which turned out to be a complete failure that his studio sacrificed, to the point that Kenny’s translator in the last Barbie never appeared behind the camera.

Presented in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, Lost River leaves empty-handed, and after the film’s poor reviews, Warner is completely hesitant to sell the project’s distribution rights to another studio!

This is one of Barbie’s best scenes and she almost didn’t make it into the movie!

Single mom Billie (Christina Hendricks) is in debt and facing eviction. His banker has just been fired and his replacement (Ben Mendelsohn) is refusing a new loan. Among his sons, Frank is still a child, but Bones (Iain De Caestecker) is trying to become a copper thief. Except he’s up against the presence of Bull (Matt Smith), who realizes that no one but him is stealing the copper from Lost River…

Ryan Gosling gave birth to this movie by accident. While filming power marches in Detroit, he walked and photographed the streets. He was quickly arrested and accused of stealing copper. It was this misfortune that gave him the idea for the main character of Lost River, to write and direct the project.

His directing style is inspired by the human dramas of Derek Cianfrance (with whom he directed Blue Valentine and The Place Beyond The Pines) and Nicolas Winding Refn’s styling and lighting effects. He is assisted in this by the talented Benoit Debs, Gaspar Noe’s photo director. Unfortunately, a good influence and a great technician do not always make a good film.

After the poor reception of Lost River in Cannes, Warner decided to release it completely anonymously in the United States: three theaters programmed it in three weeks, which only brought in. A small amount $45,431 in 21 days of operation. A slap in the face for Ryan Gosling, who was then at the height of his fame after Blue Valentine (2010), Drive (2011), The Place Beyond The Pines and Gangster Squad (2013).

The actor will only return to the top with Damien Chazelle’s La La Land (2017), a Hollywood musical that won six Oscars, including Best Actor for Ryan Gosling.