Here are some photos from the Cannes Film Festival premiere and photocall for Todd Haynes’ new film, Carol. It’s a drama set in the 1950s about a woman, Carol (played by Cate Blanchett) who sort of embarks on a love affair with a young woman (played by Rooney Mara). It’s supposed to be a rather beautiful, striking film and it’s already getting rave reviews at Cannes, with many critics already claiming that Blanchett will pick up her seventh career Oscar nomination for the performance.
As for fashion… at the photocall, both Cate and Rooney wore McQueen. I wonder if they planned that out? Because it worked out perfectly – Cate was the black-clad badass and Rooney looked ethereal and virginal. They were like yin and yang. For the premiere, Cate wore this over-the-top Giles Fall 2015 gown. I’m not really into it. Like, I could have gone with her on the whole HUGE skirt/ball gown thing, but the fabric is killing it for me. Rooney wore a Rochas gown from 2005 to the premiere. I’m not really into her look either.
Last week, we discussed how Cate had apparently told Variety that she had been in intimate relationships with women “many times” – go here to recap that interview. Cate was asked about that in Cannes, and she sort of took it back, telling journalists:
“From memory, the conversation ran: ‘Have you had relationships with women?’ And I said: ‘Yes, many times. Do you mean have I had sexual relationships with women? Then the answer is no.’ But that obviously didn’t make it.”
“But in 2015, the point should be: who cares? Call me old fashioned but I thought one’s job as an actor was not to present one’s boring, small, microscopic universe but to make a psychological connection to another character’s experiences. My own life is of no interest to anyone else. Or maybe it is. But I certainly have no interest in putting my own thoughts and opinions out there.”
The journalist was Ramin Setoodeh, the same guy I recently complained about with that awful Michael Fassbender interview. So… I mean, it’s perfectly possible that Setoodeh misquoted Cate or misrepresented the context of her answer. For what it’s worth, Setoodeh tweeted: “When I asked Cate Blanchett if she’d had lesbian relationships in real life, she said: ‘Many times.’ She was accurately quoted.” Blah, whatever. I don’t think Cate really cares if you think she’s bisexual, so either way… blah, it’s no big deal.
Last thing – at the photocall, there was a lot of butt-grabbing between Todd Haynes, Rooney and Cate. I think Haynes grabbed some booty first (from both ladies) and they responded by grabbing him right back.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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