[Actress] Cate Blanchett

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Oscars 2016 Frontrunners: Carol

Everything comes full circle

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“‘Flung out of space.’” -Patricia Highsmith, The Price of Salt
Carol, dir. Todd Haynes

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↳ “What a strange girl you are.”


- “Why?”
- “Flung out of s p a c e .”

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That night, talking over the road map about their route tomorrow, talking as matter of factly as a couple of strangers, Therese thought surely tonight would not be like last night. But when they kissed goodnight in bed, Therese felt their sudden release, that leap of response in both of them, as if their bodies were of some materials which put together inevitably created desire.

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“And perhaps those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the center are niche experiences. They are not. Audiences want to see them and, in fact, they earn money. The world is round, people.”

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She is fascinated by the tension between how people project themselves in public and who they become behind closed doors; their capacity for surprising themselves most of all. Surely there have been occasions when a character has defeated her, when there are simply no hidden depths to explore? How about Galadriel, the distant, dreary elf queen from The Lord Of The Rings? The actor snorts; she’s not about to disown Galadriel. “Pointy ears,” she says. “What’s not to like?”

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Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara at the “Carol” Q&A during the 53rd New York Film Festival on October 9, 2015

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