TEXT: Alisa Tayozhnaya THE EXPERIMENTAL FILM "MANIFESTO" LETS AT THE RENTALS, built on the monologues of Cate Blanchett. Reincarnated in different characters - from a research lab officer to a homeless person or a punk star - Kate reads the most important manifest for modern culture: from Karl Marx to Jim Jarmusch. In the fact that Cate Blanchett can become anything, no one has doubted for a long time. And all of her previous roles, and the miracles of mimicry in "Manifesto" - proof of the omnipotence of the actress. We understand how, from a fan of the theater from Australia, Blanchett has become a universal master with two Oscars in her career.

Perennial series, endless castings and famous parents with phones of influential agents in her life scenario was not. Having graduated from the acting department at twenty-three years old, Blanchett was not one of those spoiled children whom parents from an early age prepared for life in art. Left without a father at the age of ten, she soon became independent, studied diligently and worked part-time at a nursing home, left the university and, at twenty, was not sure of anything but the desire to have an attitude toward the theater. "At the age of seventeen I told myself that I wanted to do a job that would leave me freedom of movement and give me the opportunity to communicate with people whom I respect and who respect me in return," Kate Blanchett recalls the days when she was ripe to be an actress. Growing up around the theater, she did not associate the acting with the movie, because all the actors and roles that delighted her existed on stage. Perhaps that's why Blanchett came to the movies very late, having played the first role in twenty-five years: now it's the age to which young actresses are dispersed for the Battle of Oscar. "All important experiences in life do not necessarily build into an understandable ladder," says Blanchett about his roles and jokes that if he does not receive interesting proposals, he will find application anywhere - even in the Red Cross. "For me it's more important to be a part of something special and work with great directors, rather than being a star. Whatever little role they offered me, my decision depended on who did it ". From small roles in Anthony Minghella, Sally Potter and the almighty Peter Jackson, who let Blanchett into the Elven Reserve of the Lord of the Rings saga, Blanchett, after a little experience on television and a long theatrical career, finally became a star of the mainstream. The actor's career is more closely related, in Kate's opinion, to the dual nature of the character: to be solid-skinned in relation to destructive criticism, rewards and condemnation - and the most vulnerable, open to human behavior and psychology of the character. "If social networks were human, you would never agree to have dinner with him, because it collects all the weaknesses of our species. From the questions "Well, how do I look? "And" Do you like me? "We must leave as soon as possible and as far as possible," - she argues about narcissism and self-esteem. About the actor's skill in an interview, Blanchett says no less convincingly than Stanislavsky or Strasberg: to the choice of roles she has her own approach for a long time. The conditions under which the actress accepts new proposals: the movement in relation to what she has already done, and the fearless refusal of peace of mind. As a result, the roles on which Kate sweated, psychologically and was most disoriented, and brought her the greatest success. Blanchette's oratorical talent helps her to articulate characters - often unsteady, elusive and incapable of rational explanation. In all interviews, Kate makes the impression of standing firmly on his feet, a concrete and practical person who always chooses a titmouse - and each time a larger. She tells that she never made herself an award, she did not seek recognition and attention of the press - and it's easy to believe, looking at her collected eyes, strong-willed cheekbones and accuracy, with which she chooses the right words without fuss. When asked about the raised or acquired property, the actress recalls how in her childhood spent with her grandmother and mother, the rejection of self-esteem and realization was condemned by relatives as a dangerous withdrawal from themselves. And in 1997 this concentration of will brought the actress from Australia, just beginning her way to the cinema, the role of Elizabeth I herself. To understand how she managed to get this role, and at the same time get through to Allen, Anderson, Inyarrita and Scorsese, it's enough to look at Kate's improvisation: she instantly tunes in and works for the audience without preparation and the desire to conquer. Blanchett - the type of smart and not very comfortable companion, which perfectly holds the blow and can shake the most ordinary conversation. Her public position on motherhood and adoption (the fourth child of the actress is a foster child) illustrates well the best direct speech about conscious parenting and empathy in the family. Blanchette's oratorical talent and rare skill in communicating basic values ??in a clear and structured presentation helps her not only in creating a public image, but also in articulating characters - often unsteady, elusive and not rationalizable. Among the most difficult acting adventures, in which the actress embarked - the historical stylization of Stephen Soderbergh's "The Good German", the endless and impersonal project of Terrence Malick's "The Knight of Cups" and "I'm Not There" by Todd Haynes, where Blanchett literally degenerated into Bob Dylan Consider an actor's focal point following the example of "Manifesto"). Her role in Haynes is the unconditional actor's triumph of Blanchett, for which no external similarities, no date of birth, no gender, are important to convey the spirit of the fearless poet. Blanchett demonstrated a truly outstanding emotional palette in the "Mysterious History of Benjamin Button", where she played a ballerina living a passionate relationship with a person aging the other way around. If the movie is zero and there is a metaphor of eternal love, then it is made up for the old woman Blanchett, shaking in the hands of her male child aged. Ten years ago, settling in Australia, the actress became part of the local kinodvizheniya - constantly playing in the Sydney theater company and taking on patronage over local awards and festivals. Australian actors regularly go to work and fame in Hollywood, but rarely come back, and to the opinion of the actress who received two Oscars and at the same time continuing to give half of her life to the theater, it's hard not to listen. Perhaps the main victory of Kate as an actress - "Oscar" for the best female role in "Jasmine" - was accompanied not only by a detailed list of thanks, but also by the victorious conclusion of the actress about the state of the industry and her work. She is sure that psychologically complex women's stories are relevant, important for viewers, they collect an excellent cash register and are necessary for Hollywood to maintain their tone, and feminism emerges from the ghetto and turns into a common agenda. As a person from the world of modern theater - a much less conservative environment than kinoyneinstrim - Blanchett continues to wonder why successful projects about women, like twenty or thirty years ago, are called by inertia a new stage: "Every time interesting and complex roles are played Women on the big screen, someone asks: "Do you think this is a breakthrough? "And" Does this mean that there will be more than something similar? ". We are constantly in the same dialogue, and it catches the eye. There is an abyss of wonderful roles for women and many wonderful performers - you just have to start ". Kate has already started and is clearly ready to support her followers. Another 5 excellent films with Cate Blanchett Coffee and cigarettes Cate Blanchett does not quite accidentally read the manifesto of Jim Jarmusch: in the same cult, as an optional movie "Coffee and cigarettes" she plays in an episode of two cousins. An anthropological film by Jarmusch about alleged coffee and cigarettes finds out how empty or sensible conversations are arranged, how silly we fill pauses when we reach for a cigarette and order an eternal cup of a nerve-brewing drink. Blanchett takes on two female heroines - a caricature version of herself with a pre-prepared smile, polite questions and an absent look. Her opponent is a cheeky and independent long-haired brunette who meets with an industrial group musician and looks in sterile hotel interiors as if she had survived a zombie apocalypse. The ten-minute conversation shows all the unattractiveness of the meetings for the pro forma, where the replicas of both parties seem artificial and tortured: the celebrity who decided to bestow a cousin on her precious attention, and her sister, who can not translate the false conversation into a natural channel. Aviator The role for which Cate Blanchett received an Oscar in the nomination "Best Supporting Actress" - reading the canonical image of Katherine Hepburn: style icons, a brave woman of her time and self-assured enthusiast. In fact, Hepburn played an important role not only in the career of aviator Howard Hughes, but also in his fight with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The frank talk about vulnerability, the stubbornness and honesty with which Kate began and ended the relationship, rethinks the glossy Hollywood figure whose roles are left in the shadow of the circumstances of an equally interesting life. After studying her career and Hepburn's views before filming, Blanchett later discussed actresses of the golden age of Hollywood with pronounced reverence: in her opinion, at that time incredible performance and willpower were required for starry, and the possibilities to become a world famous actress were much less than now. Hepburn and the women of her warehouse received a delightful incarnation from Blanchett, who suddenly softens in intimate scenes, and in public always keeps her back straight. Jasmine The tragedy of Woody Allen about the competition between the two sisters boils down to the truth shared by the author: everyone, somehow, the architect of his own happiness. Jasmine comes to her sister, who has always been patronizing and even condescending to see her petty-bourgeois life in San Francisco, a sweet but unassuming friend and everyday life of ordinary people, whom she had only seen on television before. Jasmine, successfully married and built a decent life in Manhattan, just lost everything: her husband is under investigation. Gradually we find out that not only Jasmine the victim in this situation: her sister and ex-husband suffered from the financial fraud of her husband Jasmine and their marriage has long since disintegrated. Now the New York wife is looking for support from a poorer and unsuccessful sister in California - and Allen masterfully introduces the theme of eternal rivalry, envy and years of accumulated claims. Carol Melodrama Todd Haynes about impossible love in the sets of the 50's. Kate Blanchett plays the title character - the wealthy wife and mother of the Carol family, who comes for a Christmas sale at the department store for a gift for her daughter. Her marriage has long collapsed, but in this ceremonious era of such things do not say, as they do not complain about pinching loneliness. Through the counter from Carol - a young and pretty saleswoman Teresa, fond of photography. She does not hurry to get married, she also misses and dials a stranger's number to return the forgotten gloves. Interest grows into friendship, and gentle friendship - into a feeling that, according to the code of time and patriarchal expectations, should be hidden as far as possible. But "Carol" - the film is not about how circumstances destroy feelings, but how first love is inseparable from infantile admiration and can disappear because of unexpected obstacles as unexpectedly as it appeared. Scandalous diary The phenomenal actor's confrontation between Judy Dench and Keith Blanchett in the story of a fake friendship with a double bottom between two teachers in an ordinary school. Sheba goes to work after a long break: she married a man older than herself, she spent years raising her son's house with Down's Syndrome. Barbara completes the final years before retirement: the history teacher is attentive to the details and begins to follow her young colleague, after learning about her novel with a fifteen-year-old student. The "scandalous diary" is not a school drama about teachers' values, but a closer look at the manipulation in the relationship: will these be teenagers, women in a mid-life crisis and bored with the power of a pensioner.

The reason for the mutual interest of the heroines to a certain point will be a mystery, and the film will avoid the expected finale in order to reveal the character of two seemingly unlike heroines, united by one unpleasant property - to see the weaknesses of others and use them. Photos: Dogwood Films, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Forward Pass, Gravier Productions, Weinstein Company, Fox Searchlight Pictures Original article: Starring:.

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