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Blue Jasmine

FILM · 2013 · USA

Blue Jasmine

22 archived facts 6 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026

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14 Interesting Facts About Blue Jasmine

  1. #001

    Because Woody Allen does not delve into a character's motivation or backstory while directing actors, Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins met and invented the background of the sisters' relationship. So every scene in which they discuss their past, though left ambiguous in the script and to the audience, was something both actresses understood completely.

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  2. #003

    In her memoir "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow: My Life," Sophia Loren reveals that the screen legend still draws inspiration from other actors to refine her own portrayals, saying: "Recently the final scene of Blue Jasmine (2013) moved me deeply; there was an expression on Cate Blanchett's face that I had never seen before. That expression seeped into me and waits there for a new plant, a new flower, to sprout."

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  3. #004

    To capture the essence of a woman whose once wealthy and privileged world is collapsing around her, Cate Blanchett (Jasmine French) studied the 60 Minutes (1968) interview with Ruth Madoff, the wife of Wall Street swindler Bernie Madoff, imitating her specific vocal tones and body language.

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  4. #006

    Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins were the only cast members who had the entire script during filming. Given Woody Allen's tendency to keep his story hidden even from the actors, this is hardly surprising.

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  5. #009

    Jasmine's dentist and employer in the film, Dr. Flicker, is a recurring character in Allen's films. Most notably, he is Alvy Singer's childhood doctor in the first flashback of Annie Hall (1977).

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  6. #010

    This is the only Woody Allen film in which the two main American characters are played by non-Americans: Australian Cate Blanchett and English Sally Hawkins.

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  7. #011

    Many critics believe the film is a reimagining of Tennessee Williams's play A Streetcar Named Desire. Coincidentally, Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin both appeared in productions of the play. Blanchett played Blanche in the Sydney Theatre Company's 2009 revival, while Baldwin played Stanley in the 1992 Broadway revival. Baldwin also played Stanley opposite Jessica Lange as Blanche in the play's 1995 film adaptation.

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  8. #012

    After Alice (1990) and To Rome with Love (2012), this was the third Woody Allen film in which Alec Baldwin appeared.

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  9. #014

    This is Woody Allen's third film with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, after Manhattan (1979) and Anything Else (2003). Unlike films shot with anamorphic lenses, this one was shot in Super 35 with spherical lenses.

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  10. #017

    Cate Blanchett starred alongside Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (2006). In the final scene, Dench's character sits on a park bench and begins talking to a complete stranger. In the final scene of Blue Jasmine, Blanchett's character also sits on a bench in a park and talks to a stranger.

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  11. #019

    Jasmine French (Cate Blanchett) mentions the Masters golf tournament. One of the holes at Augusta National, where the Masters is played, is named Yellow Jasmine.

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  12. #020

    Ali Fedotowsky's first appearance.

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  13. #021

    Alec Baldwin and Alden Ehrenreich, who play father and son on screen, share a role with Harrison Ford. Baldwin played Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October (1990), a role Ford later took over in Patriot Games (1992). Ehrenreich appears as Han Solo in Solo (2019).

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  14. #022

    Michael Stuhlbarg and Bobby Cannavale both appeared in Boardwalk Empire (2010).

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