Directed by Woody Allen
Produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Edward Walson
Written by Woody Allen
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Louis C.K., Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Sally Hawkins, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg
Cinematography: Javier Aguirresarobe
Edited by Alisa Lepselter
Production companies: Gravier Productions, Perdido Productions
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release date: 1 August 2013 (Czech Republic)
Running time: 99 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $18 million
Box office: $97.5 million
"Blue Jasmine" is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. It tells the story of a rich Manhattan socialite who falls into hard times and has to move in to her sister's apartment in San Francisco.
Cast
- Alec Baldwin as Hal Francis
- Cate Blanchett as Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis
- Louis C.K. as Al Munsinger
- Bobby Cannavale as Chili
- Andrew Dice Clay as Augie
- Sally Hawkins as Ginger
- Peter Sarsgaard as Dwight Westlake
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Flicker
- Tammy Blanchard as Jane
- Max Casella as Eddie
- Alden Ehrenreich as Danny Francis
- Shannon Finn as Sharon
- Daniel Jenks as Matthew
- Max Rutherford as Johnny
- Kathy Tong as Raylene
- Annie McNamara as Nora
"Blue Jasmine" is one of not many Woody Allen's drama films. It turned full of nostalgia, hope and disappointments. The film is in the style of Allen: light, beautiful and a little sad. That's what I love. The questions that are brought up in the picture make reflect during and after watching.
Acting of all cast members deserves high praise. Cate Blanchett as a neurotic divorced woman who has to change her lifestyle performs incomparably. Bobby Cannavale's character seems comical and dramatic at the same time. Sally Hawkins as a naive and kind Jasmine's sister looks very believable.
"Strangenesses"
Advantages
- Alec Baldwin as Hal Francis
- Cate Blanchett as Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis
- Bobby Cannavale as Chili
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Flicker
Disadvantages
- Sudden flashbacks
"Strangenesses"
- Today you have everything, tomorrow - nothing
Clue Moments
- Going crazy
- Going to prison
- A new romance
Vanished hopes, the past that will never return, an other name, the present filled with lies, a work on yourself... What is it? It's just life. It always changes, stops at no time, gives opportunities, takes away chances. Sounds crazy but it's absolutely normal. Life can't be constant and that's the fact to make up a mind. All things must pass.
People often build walls to save themselves from problems and other things they don't want to solve or accept. Is it right? I don't think so: life usually broke these barriers and make see the truth, even when people disagree with this fact and do their best to defend against it.
Soundtracks
- Andrew Bojanic, James Fenton Marr, Wendy Page - Welcome To the Night
- Bilkhu, Gussy G, Kully B - Out On the Town
- Bob Bradley, Gavin McGrath, Matt Sanchez - Human Static
- Conal Fowkes - Blue Moon
- David Chesky - Love Theme
- DJ Aljaro - The Vision
- Jimmie Noone - Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
- Julius Block - Great White Way
- Julius Block - Yacht Club
- King Oliver - Black Snake Blues
- King Oliver - Speakeasy Blues
- King Oliver - West End Blues
- Lizzie Miles, Sharkey's Kings Of Dixieland - A Good Man Is Hard To Find
- Louis Armstrong - Aunt Hagar’s Blues
- Louis Armstrong and The All Stars - Back O' Town Blues
- Meriya Medina, Raul Medina - Miami Sunset Bar
- Mezzrow-Bechet Septet - House Party
- Paul Abler - Ipanema Breeze
- Stephen Emil Dudas - Average Joe
- Trixie Smith - My Baby Sends Me (aka My Daddy Rocks Me)
Quotations
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Jasmine: Anxiety, nightmares and a nervous breakdown, there's only so many traumas a person can withstand until they take to the streets and start screaming.
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Augie: Some people, they don't put things behind so easily.
* * *
Jasmine: Who do you have to sleep with around here to get a Stoli martini with a twist of lemon?
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Jasmine: It's fraught with peril. They gossip, you know, they talk. I saw Danny. Yes, did I tell you? He's getting married. A weekend in Palm Beach means I can wear... what could I wear? I can wear the Dior dress I bought in Paris. Yes, my black dress. Well, Hal always used to surprise me with jewelry. Extravagant pieces. I think he used to buy them at auction. It's so obvious what you're doing. You think I don't know. French au pair. This was playing on the Vineyard. Blue Moon. I used to know the words. I used to know the words. Now they're all a jumble.
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Ginger: He was a handsome guy with money. He was a smooth talker and pampered her. What's she gonna say? No?
* * *
Jasmine: But that's all history boys, I met someone, I'm a new person.
* * *
Jasmine: Tip big boys, tip big because you get good service and they count on tips.
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You may see the trailer here.
Plot: 8/10
Entertainment: 7/10
Acting: 8/10
Originality: 7/10
Music and Sound: 7/10
7/10
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