Blue Jasmine (2013)

Directed by

Woody Allen

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

98h 50m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3,673 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy Manhattan socialite loses everything and moves in with her working-class sister in San Francisco. The film follows her struggle to adjust to a very different life while haunted by her past.

tensemelancholicdarkly comicunsettlingcerebralsadbiting

What happens

Blue Jasmine is a 2013 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film tells the story of a rich Manhattan socialite (Cate Blanchett) who falls on hard times and has to move into her working-class sister's (Sally Hawkins) apartment in San Francisco. The film received a limited release on July 26, 2013, in New York and Los Angeles, before expanding nationwide on August 23, 2013. It was met with critical acclaim, with praise for Blanchett's and Hawkins' performances and Allen's screenplay. Blanchett won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Hawkins and Allen were nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Original Screenplay respectively. Blanchett also won the Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The film was also a box office success, earning $99.1 million worldwide against a budget of $18 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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