Cate Blanchett Talks About Her Life and New Movie

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Cate Blanchett stars in Father Mother Sister Brother.

Cate Blanchett worked with Jim Jarmusch again.

Fast facts about the movie

It's a movie about family bonds and breaks

Jim Jarmusch directed it

Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, and Charlotte Rampling star

The movie is in cinemas now

It might make you call your family and take up skating

Cate Blanchett filmed in Dublin with Vicky Krieps and Charlotte Rampling

Cate Blanchett was excited to work with Charlotte Rampling

Cate Blanchett and Vicky Krieps play sisters in the movie

Cate Blanchett is a middle child and found that liberating

Cate Blanchett has a close relationship with her sister

The movie's central chapter is about the distance between family members

They filmed everything over three weeks in one house

Cate Blanchett spent time with Vicky Krieps and Charlotte Rampling

Shake it up

Cate Blanchett's character is the more straitlaced sister

Jim Jarmusch initially cast Cate Blanchett as the wild child

Cate Blanchett asked to play the nerdy sister

Vicky Krieps wanted to play the mischievous one

Cate Blanchett plays the prim sister to Vicky Krieps's wild child

Jim Jarmusch writes scenes for actors

The movie started with Jim Jarmusch imagining Tom Waits as the father

Jim Jarmusch saw Mayim Bialik as the exasperated sister

Dacre Montgomery appeared in a spooky drama

The movie ends with a segment featuring Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat

Jim Jarmusch finds the messiness of life interesting

He created something without expected drama or conflict

Jim Jarmusch's daughter will never be in trouble with him

Jim Jarmusch told his daughter he'd always support her

Luka Sabbat and Indya Moore play grieving twins

Jim Jarmusch's heart and mind are open

Skateboarding kids represent freedom in the movie

Jim Jarmusch likes the spirit of skaters

Take the plunge

The movie won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival

Cate Blanchett was overjoyed for Jim Jarmusch

Cate Blanchett praises Jim Jarmusch's unique filmmaking style

Jim Jarmusch connects with the universal through his films

The cast of the movie at the Venice Film Festival

The movie perfects its form

Cate Blanchett talks about the movie's rhythm and jazz

The audience surrendered to the movie's gentle and subtle quality

Cate Blanchett hopes viewers will surrender to the movie

Cate Blanchett enjoys Jim Jarmusch's instinctual nature

Cate Blanchett talks about the challenge of being present

The movie marks the sixth collaboration between Jim Jarmusch and Tom Waits

Cate Blanchett plunges into open water before dawn

Cate Blanchett gets up early and goes to bed late

Cate Blanchett loves getting up early and swimming

It's when Cate Blanchett can be fully present

Cate Blanchett's life is barely controlled chaos

Cate Blanchett gets pulled in different directions

Cate Blanchett finds closure in the cold water

It's a glorious kind of closure

The movie is in cinemas now