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Friday
Mar202020

A 'Blue Jasmine' Bonanza

by Murtada Elfadl

Over at Sundays With Cate, my podcast series about the films of Cate Blanchett, I just finished a three part miniseries about her Oscar winning performance in Blue Jasmine (2013). Something I thought The Film Experience readers might enjoy so I’m sharing with you. Here are some details about the miniseries:

Actor as Auteur

In part one we discuss Cate Blanchett as the real auteur of Blue Jasmine, and the many ways her performance makes her the author of the film.

The “Streetcar” Allusions

In part two, we talk about the similarities to Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, the character of Blanche Dubois clearly is the blueprint for Jasmine. The many actresses who played Blanche - including Blanchett herself in a production of Streetcar directed by Liv Ullman - or were inspired by her. From the women in Pedro Almodovar’s movies to Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence (1974) to most recently Carey Mulligan in Wildlife (2018).

Jasmine and Her Sisters

And in the final part we discuss Jasmine and her sisters within the Woody Allen oeuvre. Annie Hall, Helen St Clair in Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Maria Elena in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and Cecilia in The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), among others.

Those episodes are now available wherever you listen to podcasts or at Sundays with Cate. Let me know what you think?

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Reader Comments (9)

Thank you for this great miniseries. I might not love Blue Jasmine like you do, but I do adore this podcast. Keep up the amazing work and, once again, thank you.

March 20, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterCláudio Alves

Cláudio - thank you for listening and for these very kind words about my work, much appreciated.

March 20, 2020 | Registered CommenterMurtada Elfadl

Yasss! Been looking forward to this!

March 20, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterGolden

Great Work helping everyone of us Actressexuals get through this.

March 20, 2020 | Unregistered Commentermarkgordonuk

There are scores of actress wins/triumphs worthy of three episodes, this could've been one.

March 20, 2020 | Unregistered Commenternina

This miniseries (and the podcast as a whole) was such a joy to listen to, Murtada. And thanks to the hilarious intro of each episode I’ll never hear that “What do you do on Sundays?” line the same way again.

March 20, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterMJ

I love when you ask your guests about their first exposure to Cate and find it so interesting that many times the answer is her role (most importantly, her VOICE) as Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings movies!

March 21, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterJakey

Unabashedly one of the best wins, Blanchett is up there with Blanche herself in the history of Best Actress victors.

March 21, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterFadhil

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March 31, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterSmithsera
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