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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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at the beginning and a clearly tragic monologue at the end, well reflects the path that the viewer must find with the withdrawn, unpleasant and unsympathetic protagonist.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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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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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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It’s always the same with me and Woody Allen. Whenever I go see his movie, I don’t know whether I’ll be satisfied, or whether I’ll be rolling my eyes in disbelief. Once, I was pleasantly surprised, another time I would love to slap him across the face for his choice of topic to base his movie on. But he’s got the name and reputation for it and I need to respect that. But his dialogue-based movies don’t always sit well with me and it was the case with this movie as well. Cate Blanchett looks pretty likeable in the poster. Overall, the poster makes it look as if it was going to be another good dialogue-based movie with interesting characters with none other but Cate in the lead. She literally radiates grace. But then the movie started and I got bored. I gradually got to meet the main characters. I started getting to know Cate, who kept trying to escape reality. I got to know her friend, her boyfriend, who looked like Till Lindemann of Rammstein and not much was happening really. I’m still not in the mood where I would be enjoying every single dialogue that appears in the movie. But Woody’s movies are based on that. And also on the setting of the story. But with this one I have to admit that I may not have seen a worse depiction of New York. That’s how simple it is. This movie is really bad, and not even the ending can save that. You see at that point the entire story leans on everyday reality and all the characters get an epileptic fit. At least Woody left in a message. And the message is that the most important thing is to keep it all together.
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