But it*s hard to imagine he wouldn*t be entranced by Blanchett*s extravagant fierceness. Genet wanted his play to be performed by men, but the drag act this Australian wonder pulls off — cinematic royalty impersonating a maid impersonating her imperious Mistress — is a dazzling hall of mirrors that no mere male mortal in lipstick could match.
As I watched Blanchett give Claire her all without quite understanding who she is, I thought of the Sydney-based star’s continued growth in productions like last season’s outstanding “Uncle Vanya.” Her Yelena was one for the ages. The strength she displayed there, as well as in some of her film roles, had me thinking how marvelous it would be if Blanchett, certainly the heir to Katharine Cornell and Lynn Fontanne, headed a repertory company on this shore, too. There, she could make theatre about the soul with very little interference from directors who try to pass off their various rip-offs as the work of a knowing spirit. 纽约客给差评(分析的很深入),狠批导演和编剧,但是无例外的给予魔王褒奖