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| Jasmine gets another headache |
Woody Allen is finally coming round to what he always wanted to do: serious films ala Bergman and I guess that's no news to anyone who has followed his career. He tried ever so hard to do that in Interiors, but I think he would have to admit that one was very difficult to watch and altogether lacking something perhaps akin to a little humour. I think he manages to do that in Blue Jasmine. The subject of this film is serious but the laughs are never too far away, and not in any demeaning way. The characters are portrayed with empathy and particularly Jasmine who is shown to be a disturbed soul needing the approval that social status brings. But does Cate manage to win me over in the end? Probably not. Either through Allen's writing or through her acting I am not moved to rush and offer Jasmine shelter. In the end I agree with her sister much more and wondered whether Jasmine would ever really get in touch with her inner self and find peace. Then again it's probably what Allen intended for us the audience all along.
On another score however I did look forward to Allen's usual screen format only to be disappointed. The film does not have the aesthetic looks of most of his older works. That wide screen looked bad and at times distorted and the frame composition was pretty average, not his usual standard. Compare Radio days with this and it becomes obvious. I don't know why he needs to compromise his artistry.
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