Woody Allen Shines The Spotlight On A Fragile Cate Blanchett In "Blue Jasmine"

Woody Allen – the name alone evokes a special kind of respect most of us reserve for filmmakers we know are good, but never actually sit down to watch. But that shouldn’t be the case with Blue Jasmine. The latest Allen flick had the biggest limited release of 2013 last weekend and with good reason.

Watch the Blue Jasmine trailer below

Reviewers have commented that the biggest gem in this film is Kate Blanchett – playing a glamorous, but neurotic and increasingly distraught Jasmine – a modern day, alcohol and glamour-addicted version of Tennessee Williams’ Blanche. Blanchett fans out there will recall that the actress has experience with this type of heroine, having played Blanche herself in a 2009 production of Streetcar.

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