AP: 5 Blanchett Films that Kill

Cate Blanchett’s turn as the CIA villain in Joe Wright’s Hanna has been reminding a lot of people about why they love her so much as an actress. The Associated Press’ Christy Lemire has taken on the daunting task of narrowing down her filmography for what she considers to be “5 Best Cate Blanchett Performances.” While one of Lemire’s picks––Jim Jarmusch’s 2003 Coffee and Cigarettes––isn’t that well known, Blanchett’s performance in it is remarkable. As Lemire notes:

She plays herself, staying at an upscale hotel for a movie junket, and she also plays a cousin who arrives for a quick hello and reveals that she's bitterly jealous of Blanchett's success. Each character is fully realized and distinct from the other, yet the melding of both performances is seamless