STACK #193 Nov 2020

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possibly become. And so we find Bernadette and her family at that moment of crisis. I think you have to go through a moment of chaos, because you can’t escape who you thought you’d be, and you have to confront who you actually are before you can move on – and that often happens in mid-life. And Maria Semple,

CATE BLANCHETT

T he luminous Cate Blanchett needs no Awards for her performances in Blue Jasmine (Best Actress, 2013) and The Aviator (Best Supporting Actress, 2005), along with Golden Globes for Elizabeth (1998) and I’m Not There (2007). She also has a special place in the heart of fantasy fans for her roles in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) and Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok (2017). As well as a resume that spans three decades of film and TV appearances, Blanchett is also celebrated for her philanthropic work as Global Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees, most recently joining Prince William, David Attenborough and Shakira on The Earthshot Prize Council, dedicated to environmental awareness and protection. introduction. The internationally acclaimed, Melbourne-born actress has won Academy

Blanchett’s latest film role unites her with Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater ( Boyhood ) in an adaptation of Maria Semple’s NewYork Times best-seller Where’d You Go, Bernadette , in which she plays the title character – a renowned architect who has sacrificed her creative passion to raise a family, and takes a leap of faith that leads her on a journey of rediscovery. “It’s a very funny and painful look at a woman who is in a moment of chaos, approaching an enormous change in her life,” says Blanchett. “All of the

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and I think Rick in his screenplay, have written something that is hilarious in its accuracy, but also quite painful and often embarrassing.” Having read the novel prior to being approached for the role, she was eager

to play this conflicted character. “The thing I perhaps identified most strongly with is that it’s impossible to escape yourself. And that particularly as one gets older, you really do have to confront the past and take responsibility for yourself in order to move forward. “The novel was absolutely

It’s a very funny and painful look at a woman who is in a moment of chaos, approaching an enormous change...

garbage that comes up from who you thought you’d be, having to face who you are, to move onto who you might

thrilling, hilarious to read, but a bugger to adapt,” she adds with a laugh. “Structurally, it’s really difficult to translate to the screen. But I think at the heart it’s very much the same.” On working with Linklater, she says, “Rick really loves what an actor can bring to something. All of his films are about the combustible things that happen between people in life, and he has a very relaxed way of working, but he’s absolutely meticulous about the world in which he places characters, and he just wants to be able to bring them to life – and Maria Semple has written some really extraordinary characters.”

Where’dYou Go, Bernadette

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