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Truth is a 2015 American biographical political drama film written and directed by James Vanderbilt in his directorial debut. It is based on American television news producer Mary Mapes's memoir Truth and Duty: The Press, the President and the Privilege of Power.
Oct 8, 2015 · Redford’s costar Blanchett, who plays dogged journalist and producer Mapes — who pieced together the bold “60 Minutes” segment that led to her termination and professional downfall (despite...
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Oct 20, 2015 · In Truth, Cate Blanchett plays Mary Mapes, the real-life 60 Minutes II producer whose flawed report alleging George W. Bush dodged National Guard service led to her dismissal; Mapes, in life...
- Blue Jasmine
- Hanna
- Notes on A Scandal
- Cinderella
Woody Allen's 2013 film portrays a socialite's fall from grace (and sanity) after her husband is convicted of massive financial fraud. Blanchett's performance as the unstable Jasmine showed the unraveling of a 21st-century Blanche DuBois, and it won her the Oscar for Best Actress.
Blanchett portrayed a corrupt CIA agent named Marissa Wiegler in this 2011 thriller. Her character seeks to assassin another CIA agent who has valuable information, but then her target shifts to his daughter Hanna. The film then becomes a game of cat and mouse as Blanchett hunts the young girl — effectively showing that the actress is very capable ...
The role of Sheba in Notes On A Scandalis arguably Blanchett's most scandalous role — after all, the word "scandal" is in the film's title. The character was an art teacher who became involved with a young student, creating a gigantic explosion when the affair was exposed. Blanchett was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
It's weird to think of fairy tales as being scandalous, but then one remembers a few facts about the evil stepmother in Cinderella: 1) She was a bankrupt widow who married a man under the false pretense of love to gain access to his money, 2) After his death, which she was entirely indifferent about, the character quickly revealed her cold true nat...
Mar 1, 2016 · Mary Mapes, actress Cate Blanchett, actor Robert Redford and television journalist Dan Rather attend a special screening of Truth Associated Press. As a principal producer of CBS News, Mapes...
Mar 3, 2016 · Based on fact, Truth has Blanchett as Mary Mapes, a producer on 60 Minutes, the American news magazine show. In 2004, Mapes and Dan Rather (Robert Redford), a journalist-slash-national treasure,...
Feb 28, 2016 · Cate Blanchett plays the clever and driven producer, Mary Mapes, and Robert Redford the programme’s host and advocate, Dan Rather. Prior to the situation described in Truth, Mapes was best known as the reporter who had broken the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.
