Blue Jasmine (2013)
Story & Direction: Woody Allen
We were just discussing the other day whether a person's work should be assessed by his work alone. Quite often than not, personal actions, inactions, mistakes and crimes are used with vile against their ingenious work of art. Just because of Hitler's nefarious acts, are we going to downplay his picturesque painting of Vienna? How about his push for advancement in German technology? Then there is Roman Polanski with the cast of black cloud overshadowing his deeds. What about all the prodigies, geniuses and the insane who are a separated alone by a fine line who had behaviours clashing with norms of society?
Woody Allen, often frowned upon by the world at large for the alleged misconduct with his step daughter, has come up yet with another winner. It has all the trademarks of Allen's typical brand of comedy.
Cate Blanchett, gives a Oscar deserved performance of downtrodden wife of a crooked businessman in verge of mental breakdown.
She flies in from New York to crash into her sister's life in San Francisco.
Jasmine's (Cate Blanchett) story is told in flashbacks as the story progresses. Jasmine and her husband (Alec Baldwin) lived amongst the uppity society with their ill gotten gains through creative accounting and manipulative Ponski scheme. They used to look down their low brow sister and her then husband when they visited New Year. They (actually Jasmine claims ignorance over the whole scheme) also used their money to invest in failures.
After discovering of husband's extramarital affairs, Jasmine snitched all of her husband's business to the FBI. The Government and lawyers took all their money, made them paupers and put her husband in jail who eventually killed himself. Her young adult son left university to be on his own.
The mentally stressed Jasmine tries to pick up the pieces and start life anew in San Francisco. Life is not easy for her as she has to endure the wrath of Ginger's ex-husband, her new boyfriend, advances of her new boss, her desperation to live the high life and her willingness to bluff herself all the way through to charm a wealthy suitor.
An entertaining flick with lots of emotion with a twang of comedy infused in it.
Story & Direction: Woody Allen
We were just discussing the other day whether a person's work should be assessed by his work alone. Quite often than not, personal actions, inactions, mistakes and crimes are used with vile against their ingenious work of art. Just because of Hitler's nefarious acts, are we going to downplay his picturesque painting of Vienna? How about his push for advancement in German technology? Then there is Roman Polanski with the cast of black cloud overshadowing his deeds. What about all the prodigies, geniuses and the insane who are a separated alone by a fine line who had behaviours clashing with norms of society?
Woody Allen, often frowned upon by the world at large for the alleged misconduct with his step daughter, has come up yet with another winner. It has all the trademarks of Allen's typical brand of comedy.
Cate Blanchett, gives a Oscar deserved performance of downtrodden wife of a crooked businessman in verge of mental breakdown.
She flies in from New York to crash into her sister's life in San Francisco.
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| VW - Hitler's pride of joy (Volkswagen - folk's wagon) |
After discovering of husband's extramarital affairs, Jasmine snitched all of her husband's business to the FBI. The Government and lawyers took all their money, made them paupers and put her husband in jail who eventually killed himself. Her young adult son left university to be on his own.
The mentally stressed Jasmine tries to pick up the pieces and start life anew in San Francisco. Life is not easy for her as she has to endure the wrath of Ginger's ex-husband, her new boyfriend, advances of her new boss, her desperation to live the high life and her willingness to bluff herself all the way through to charm a wealthy suitor.An entertaining flick with lots of emotion with a twang of comedy infused in it.
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