Directed by:
Woody AllenScreenplay:
Woody AllenCinematography:
Javier AguirresarobeCast:
Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Peter Sarsgaard, Louis C.K., Alden Ehrenreich, Michael Stuhlbarg, Max Casella (more)VOD (2)
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Jasmine French used to be on the top of the heap as a New York socialite, but now is returning to her estranged sister in San Francisco utterly ruined. As Jasmine struggles with her haunting memories of a privileged past bearing dark realities she ignored, she tries to recover in her present. Unfortunately, it all proves a losing battle as Jasmine's narcissistic hangups and their consequences begin to overwhelm her. In doing so, her old pretensions and new deceits begin to foul up everyone's lives, especially her own. (official distributor synopsis)
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Blue Jasmine is the most depressing Woody Allen film I've seen so far. The absolute success of this film lies in Cate Blanchett's breathtaking performance and a screenplay that sent chills down my spine and stiffened my blood. Jasmine doesn't have it easy in life, in fact her sister could talk about the misery of her life. Just when there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel, she is suddenly overwhelmed by a pile of rocks that suffocates all hope. In short, a very well acted and written film that will stick in your mind
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“What will happen when there’s no more Woody?” someone wrote in their review on a Woody Allen movie. I keep
asking myself that when I watch almost every single one of his movies. No one else can write such dialogue. No one else
can portray characters in this way and have them played by such aptly chosen actors who, for just a small paycheck,
enjoy every line. Human, intelligent, sensitive and conveyed with a light ironic touch, Blue Jasmine is also sad, making
you sympathize with the protagonist.
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The best Allen in recent years... There is actually only one thing that hurts this film - when one perceives it as another of the director's parodies and caricatures of superficial petty bourgeoisie and snobbery. But this film is much more of a tragedy about lies and endless hypocrisy, a tragedy of a character who cannot be himself, even if he is himself. The functional mirror structure, in which Allen places a (seemingly) comic monologue at the beginning and a clearly tragic monologue at the end, well reflects the path that the viewer must find with the withdrawn, unpleasant and unsympathetic protagonist. Jasmine has a hard time laughing / smiling, and it's hard to take a clear position on her and it's hard to judge what role she should specifically play in the testimony - is it a self-parody, an ironic smile to superficiality, a serious character...? The protagonist is as unclassifiable as the chameleon and in every detail the brilliant performance of Cate Blanchett, who undoubtedly played her life role on the verge of sacrificing her appearance (in some scenes she is not even recognizable). And the bitter old man Allen unfolds a scathing anti-tale about a crumbling life so consistently and ruthlessly that I had to collect myself for a few hours after the film ended. It's good to know that Woody can still do that. And that he is still able to make a risk-evoking film like the Coens’ A Serious Man (and not only because Michael Stuhlbarg is running around in this film again). Dark, sardonic, brilliant, one of the surprises of the year.
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Woody Allen gets absolute recognition mainly for the fact that a somewhat overblown comedy was expected based on the premise and the trailer, but instead, he delivers an unexpected blow to the audience. Not to say that the occasionally typical dialogues don't appear, but the rest is for the audience one of Allen's most painful screenplays. In fact, Blue Jasmine cuts deep into the lifestyle, the syndromes of today's era, and relationship deadlocks, hitting the mark. The greatest credit for that goes to Cate Blanchett, who, under the Master's guidance, as expected, grows into a goddess.
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Woody Allen has once again crafted a somewhat more serious film, although he certainly hasn't abandoned his humor, which occasionally shines through. When you watch the film, you realize what a master Woody is. It's the dialogue. His scripts may not always feature a great story, which is the case here, but they excel in making the characters incredibly believable. Cate Blanchett proves this, especially in the final scene, when you realize that she truly dominates the film. An amazingly depressing experience that will leave you unsure of what to really think.
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