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* AdaptationalVillainy: Blanche's husband in ''Streetcar'' killed himself because it was discovered he was gay. In this film, Jasmine's husband killed himself after he was imprisoned for being a CorruptCorporateExecutive.
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* LostFoodGrievance: Parodied at ''Film/BlueJasmine'', where Chili, reunited with his fiance Ginger, tells her to not touch the last slice of pizza. She takes it and dangles it in front of his face, teasing, "Is this yours? Is this yours?" He not only grabs the pizza, but snatches ''her'' up too and takes her away to the bedroom, where we overhear him saying, "This is mine, and this is mine, and ''this'' is mine..."
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Jasmine tries to keep secret what events led to her downfall, telling her new boyfriend that her husband passed away, she has no children, and moves to San Francisco to try a new life. In reality, [[spoiler:her husband committed suicide, her son disowned his family, and she suffered a nervous breakdown from all this, eventually moving to her sister's home in San Fran because it was all she had left.]]
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The dentist that Jasmine works for is a full "nice guy" incarnate, with a personality of awkwardness kindness that turns out to be over the spirit of a sexual harasser. His attempts to ask out Jasmine get uncomfortably direct until he flat out tries to kiss and feel her right then in the office, causing her to throw him off and leave the job.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The dentist that Jasmine works for is a full "nice guy" incarnate, with a personality of awkwardness kindness that turns out to be over the spirit of a sexual harasser. His attempts to ask out Jasmine get uncomfortably direct until he flat out tries to kiss and feel her right then there in the office, causing her to throw him off and leave the job.
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* EveryoneCanSeeIt: [[spoiler:Everyone of Jasmine's rich friends knew Hal was seeing many other "girlfriends". They never told her because they felt it wasn't their problem.]]
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The dentist that Jasmine works for is a full "nice guy" incarnate, with a personality of awkwardness kindness that turns out to be over a the spirit of a sexual harasser. His attempts to ask out Jasmine get uncomfortably direct until he flat out tries to kiss and feel her right then in the office, causing her to throw him off and leave the job.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first thing we see Jasmine doing is [[ItsAllAboutMe talking at length about herself]] to a female companion, only for it to be revealed the other person is a total stranger who had the misfortune to sit by her on a plane.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first thing we see Jasmine doing is [[ItsAllAboutMe talking at length about herself]] to a female companion, only for it to be revealed the other person is a total stranger who had the misfortune to sit by her on a plane.
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* FlatCharacter: Ginger's kids are pretty much there just to state uncomfortable facts and play with electronic toys.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: When Jasmine and Dwight start dating, they visit classy places and make love in a fine bedroom. This is juxtaposed with Ginger and Al's dates, where the two have sex inside their car and a cheap motel. However, neither of them are really good or evil, just high and low society.
* GreyAndGrayMorality: The most despicable character appears only in flashbacks([[spoiler: since he killed himself in prison]]), prison, and the most sympathetic ones just want to get out of this mess.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Jasmine, for the most part. [[spoiler: A large portion of the supporting cast, too]].
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* YourCheatingHeart: Jasmine's husband Hal is cheating on her with many women, but Jasmine either doesn't notice or just prefers to look the other way. [[spoiler:Up to a point, that is.]]
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** Jasmine's husband Hal is cheating on her with many women, but Jasmine either doesn't notice or just prefers to look the other way. [[spoiler:Up to a point, that is.]]
** Ginger herself starts seeing another man while engaged to Chilli, which causes him to burst into a rage about it. This is seemingly proof that he wasn't worth staying with. [[spoiler:The other man turns out to have been cheating on his own wife, breaking off his relationship with Ginger when they're discovered. Chilli forgives Ginger, she admires him again, and he learns to control his temper.]]
** Jasmine's husband Hal is cheating on her with many women, but Jasmine either doesn't notice or just prefers to look the other way. [[spoiler:Up to a point, that is.]]
** Ginger herself starts seeing another man while engaged to Chilli, which causes him to burst into a rage about it. This is seemingly proof that he wasn't worth staying with. [[spoiler:The other man turns out to have been cheating on his own wife, breaking off his relationship with Ginger when they're discovered. Chilli forgives Ginger, she admires him again, and he learns to control his temper.]]
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In a ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', Stanley is a violent man who lives with his wife in a semi-consensual abusive relationship and [[spoiler:rapes Blanche, causing her to have a nervous breakdown]]. The closest analogue to Stanley, Chili, loses his temper but by the end of the film has learned to control his anger, and his treatment of Ginger is nowhere near as abusive.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In a ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', Stanley is a violent man who lives with his wife in a semi-consensual abusive relationship and [[spoiler:rapes Blanche, causing her to have a nervous breakdown]]. The closest analogue to Stanley, Chili, loses his temper but by the end of the film has learned to control his anger, and his treatment of Ginger is nowhere near as abusive.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The dentist that Jasmine works for is a full "nice guy" incarnate, with a personality of awkwardness kindness that turns out to be over a the spirit of a sexual harasser. His attempts to ask out Blanche get uncomfortably direct until he flat out tries to kiss and feel her right then in the office, causing her to throw him off and leave the job.
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* BookEnds: The film begins and ends with Jasmine talking to a stranger about her life, the stranger not wanting to listen while she keeps on going.
* BookEnds: The film begins and ends with Jasmine talking to a stranger about her life, the stranger not wanting to listen while she keeps on going.
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* AffablyEvil: Hal, which is not surprising given that his fortune was made by convincing people to invest and he is played by Alec Baldwin.
* AnachronicOrder: The movie interweaves scenes from Jasmine's post-divorce life with flashbacks to Jasmine's married life.
** Interestingly it seems Jasmine is actually experiencing the flashbacks too, since they are triggered by something she hears (like "the French girl") and when we cut back we find her talking to herself as if she is still reliving the memory.
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* AffablyEvil: Hal, which is not surprising given that his fortune was made by convincing people to invest and he is played by Alec Baldwin.
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* AffablyEvil: Hal, which is not surprising given that his fortune was made by convincing people toinvest and invest. One of his first scenes has him telling his son about how he is played by Alec Baldwin.
donates money to charity to help the less fortunate, yet it's hinted his generosity isn't sincere.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The dentist that Jasmine works for is a full "nice guy" incarnate, with a personality of awkwardness kindness that turns out to be over a the spirit of a sexual harasser. His attempts to ask out Blanche get uncomfortably direct until he flat out tries to kiss and feel her right then in the office, causing her to throw him off and leave the job.
* [[spoiler:DidNotGetTheGuy]]DidNotGetTheGuy: Just as Jasmine and Dwight to out to buy wedding rings, Augie appears and reveals the truth about her. Dwight is angered that she lied to him and the marriage is cut off.]]
* AffablyEvil: Hal, which is not surprising given that his fortune was made by convincing people to
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The dentist that Jasmine works for is a full "nice guy" incarnate, with a personality of awkwardness kindness that turns out to be over a the spirit of a sexual harasser. His attempts to ask out Blanche get uncomfortably direct until he flat out tries to kiss and feel her right then in the office, causing her to throw him off and leave the job.
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* GilliganCut: A delayed one, but it happens. Several characters suggest that Jasmine take a job as a dental receptionist, as there's an offer for one they know. Jasmine turns them down many times, but eventually we see her arrive in the dentist's office.
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A 2013 film written and directed by Creator/WoodyAllen. It stars Creator/CateBlanchett and Alec Baldwin alongside some other well knowns and not so well knowns. \n\nThe story follows Cate Blanchett's character Jasmine as the film recounts her tragic fall It takes a lot of influence from grace through flashbacks set at various times
''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire''.
Jasmine, a formerly wealthy widow from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her stepsister Ginger. She claims it's merely a temporary stay until she can get back on her feet, but it quickly becomes clear that her rich background has hampered her ability to function in middle-class society. She additionally has made a lot of enemies, from her husband's dishonest swindling to make himself rich. Rumors of a troubled past surround her, which gradually begin to choke off her attempts for a new life.
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Jasmine, a formerly wealthy widow from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her stepsister Ginger. She claims it's merely a temporary stay until she can get back on her feet, but it quickly becomes clear that her rich background has hampered her ability to function in middle-class society. She additionally has made a lot of enemies, from her husband's dishonest swindling to make himself rich. Rumors of a troubled past surround her, which gradually begin to choke off her attempts for a new life.
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* NeverMyFault: Jasmine when it is revealed that [[spoiler: She was the one who called the FBI and ruined her's and everyone else's lives simply because of she felt betrayed].
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* NeverMyFault: Jasmine when it is revealed that [[spoiler: She was the one who called the FBI and ruined her's and everyone else's lives simply because of she felt betrayed].betrayed]].
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* AffablyEvil: Hal, which is not surprising given that his fortune was made by convincing people to invest and he is played by Alec Baldwin.
* FakeAmerican: Cate Blanchett is Australian and Sally Hawkins (Ginger) is British with a flawless American accent.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Chilli is very brash and has an explosive temper but he isn't wrong about Jasmine having a negative impact on everyone's lives or that she was a bad sister.
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* NeverMyFault: Jasmine when it is revealed that [[spoiler: She was the one who called the FBI and ruined her's and everyone else's lives simply because of she felt betrayed].
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* YourCheatingHeart: Jasmine's husband Hal is cheating on her with many women, but Jasmine either doesn't notice or just prefers to look the other way. [[spoiler:Up to a point, that is.]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: The most despicable character appears only in flashbacks ([[spoiler: since he killed himself in prison]]), and the most sympathetic ones just want to get out of this mess.
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* ICouldABeenAContender: Augie (Ginger's ex-husband) was planning to start a business with money he won in the lottery, but Jasmine convinced him to let Hal invest the money instead.
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** Interestingly it seems Jasmine is actually experiencing the flashbacks too, since they are triggered by something she hears (like "the French girl") and when we cut back we find her talking to herself as if she is still reliving the memory.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first thing we see Jasmine doing is [[ItsAllAboutMe talking at length about herself]] to a female companion, only for it to be revealed the other person is a total stranger who had the misfortune to sit by her on a plane.
** It comes across more clearly when [[spoiler: she finds the son who ran away and is more focused on how she needs him rather than what's good for him.]]
* MeaningfulName: The film's title is a subtle one. Jasmine flowers are normally white or yellow (colours our protagonist likes to wear) but the titular character is perhaps more blue than she first appears.
* MeaningfulName: The film's title is a subtle one. Jasmine flowers are normally white or yellow (colours our protagonist likes to wear) but the titular character is perhaps more blue than she first appears.
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* [[spoiler: WomanScorned: Jasmine freaks out when she discovers her husband is not only adulterous but in love with another woman. She impulsively calls the cops and exposes his crooked dealings, destroying him, herself and her son in the process. The husband ends up killing himself in prison.]]
* [[spoiler: WomanScorned: Jasmine freaks out when she discovers her husband is not only adulterous but in love with another woman. She impulsively calls the cops and exposes his crooked dealings, destroying him, herself and her son in the process. The husband ends up killing himself in prison.]]
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* ThinkingOutLoud: Jasmine during her breakdowns.
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* DoNotCallMePaul: It's not Jeanette, it's Jasmine.
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* [[spoiler: PosthumousCharacter: Hal.]]
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: After her divorce, Jasmine moves in with her sister Ginger... to the dismay of her sister's boyfriend, who had also been planning to move in with Ginger but now can't.
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* IdleRich: Jasmine before she loses it all
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!!The film provides examples of the following tropes:
Upcoming film written and directed by Creator/WoodyAllen. It stars Creator/CateBlanchett and Alec Baldwin.
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