Blanchett’s ‘Carol’ generates Oscar buzz

CANNES: Hollywood star Cate Blanchett wowed in Cannes for the red-carpet world premiere of her latest movie on Sunday.
Early reviews of “Carol,” set in New York in the 1950s and directed by American film-maker Todd Haynes, have been so glowing that the film is already generating Oscar buzz and is a leading contender for the top Cannes prize, the Palme d’Or.
Reviewers have heaped praise on Blanchett, 46, for her performance as a socialite. Actress Rooney Mara plays a shop girl.
The Australian actress already has two acting Oscars under her belt for “The Aviator” and “Blue Jasmine.”
US cinema industry magazine Variety described her as “incandescent” in the role, adding that the film had “supreme intelligence, breathtaking poise and film-making craft of the most sophisticated yet accessible order.”