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...Blanchett: [Laughs] Yes, "He's very mature for his age." And that's where it starts to become quite absurd and ridiculous...
...better Oscar likes you. In that case, Notes on a Scandal should do well. The story of a teacher who has an affair with a student and the colleague who tries to blackmail her is a darkly funny commentary on class and sexuality. Its stars, JUDI DENCH and CATE BLANCHETT--both former Oscar winners and perennial candidates--sat down with TIME's Jumana Farouky to discuss the film, gambling and how to lose an award...
...Blanchett: Just with a different cardigan...
...Blanchett: The film doesn't set out to justify or condone the abuse of minors. That salacious aspect is the wrapping. And I like that Sheba herself, whenever she sets out to explain why she's done what she's done, the words turn to sawdust in her mouth. There's the moment when she and [Dench's character] Barbara are at the pub and Barbara says, "There's no but about it--he's 15," and Sheba says...
NOTES ON A SCANDAL Smirk, smirk. Pretty, slightly ditzy schoolteacher (Cate Blanchett) gets it on with one of her teenage students, and predictable consequences follow. But Notes is not really about age-inappropriate sex or child victimization. The boy involved is always the rather ugly aggressor in this relationship. If there is a victim, it is Blanchett's Sheba, addled by an unhappy marriage, failed artistic ambitions and, soon enough, by another relationship--this one from hell. It is with another teacher, Barbara (Judi Dench), who is their school's battle-ax--cruel disciplinarian, cynical commentator on the hopelessness...