10 Facts About Blue Jasmine

1.

Blue Jasmine is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen.

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Blue Jasmine has recently suffered a nervous breakdown, and having incurred heavy debts, has been forced to seek refuge with her sister.

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3.

Blue Jasmine considers becoming an interior designer because of her "great taste" and past experience in decorating her homes.

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4.

Blue Jasmine's situation improves when she meets a wealthy widower, Dwight Westlake, at a party in Marin County north of San Francisco.

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5.

Blue Jasmine develops a romance with Dwight, and he is about to buy her an engagement ring, when they bump into Augie outside the jewelry store.

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6.

Blue Jasmine goes to Oakland and finds Danny, who tells Blue Jasmine he never wants to see her again because of what she did to his father.

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7.

Outfits for Blanchett's Blue Jasmine were an important part of her character and narrative, but they were difficult to assemble because of a very limited total costume budget of $35,000.

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8.

Karl Lagerfeld supplied two copies of the white Chanel boucle jacket which Blue Jasmine wears throughout the film, one brand new for the flashback scenes of Blue Jasmine's affluent life in New York, and one for the San Francisco scenes which Benzinger distressed by soaking in fabric softener to give it the appearance of overuse.

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9.

Blue Jasmine had a limited release at six theaters in Los Angeles and New York City on July 26,2013, and expanded nationwide on August 23,2013.

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10.

At the 2014 Academy Awards ceremony, Blue Jasmine had three nominations: Best Actress for Blanchett, Best Supporting Actress for Hawkins and Best Original Screenplay for Allen.

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