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Blue Jasmine
2013 99 min United States of America PG-13 18+
★8.0
Drama
Director: Woody Allen
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Description
After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and memories of the past.
Budget:
$18M
US Gross:
$33.41M
Worldwide:
$99.1M
Starring
Cate Blanchett
Actor
Joy Carlin
Actor
Richard Conti
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 2014
— Best Actress (Drama)
Academy Awards 2014
— Best Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2014
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2014
— Best Original Screenplay
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014
— Best Actress
César Awards 2014
— Best International Feature Film
Golden Globe 2014
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 2014
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2014
— Best Actress
Key opinion
Blue Jasmine is widely regarded as a masterful, psychologically sharp drama that excels through a tour-de-force lead performance. While most critics praise its complex adaptation of Tennessee Williams and its refusal to offer easy moral answers, a minority find the narrative thin or the protagonist’s descent into ruin difficult to engage with.
| Acting | Cate Blanchett delivers a transformative and haunting performance that serves as the film's undeniable emotional anchor. | |
| Adaptation | The film effectively reinterprets A Streetcar Named Desire by grounding its dramatic themes in a modern, cynical look at class and social artifice. | |
| Theme | Woody Allen successfully shifts from his typical light comedy to a somber, intellectually demanding exploration of the consequences of deception. | |
| Acting | Sally Hawkins provides a layered and grounded performance that serves as the perfect foil to Blanchett’s unraveling socialite. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the plot are divided; some find the dense, character-focused storytelling immersive, while others feel the thin narrative lacks sufficient distinct events. |