“I got dumped”: 7 years ago, Jennifer Lawrence experienced the worst shooting of her career

Jennifer Lawrence is undoubtedly one of the most talented American actresses of her generation. In 2013, at just 23 years old, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Happiness Therapy. Having become a global superstar thanks to the Hunger Games saga, he would then rack up nominations for Winter’s Bone, American Bluff and Joy.

Very invested in his roles, the actor never hesitates to fully immerse himself in his characters. So is Mother, in Darren Aronofsky’s feature film, released in September 2017. Nicknamed JLaw, she portrays a young woman concerned about her marital happiness.

The latter wanted to make her home a paradise, taking care of the decorations down to the smallest detail. The couple’s peaceful and perfect existence is turned upside down when a man knocks on the door. For the husband (Javier Bardem), nothing is more natural than his night out. The couple’s life will be turned upside down.

An intense and nightmarish psychological thriller, Mother divided critics and audiences upon its release. During the promotion of the film, Jennifer Lawrence did not hesitate to talk about the behind the scenes of the shooting, which was extremely difficult for the young actress.

Agonizing darkness

“I had to go farther in the dark than I had in my entire life.”– he told the magazine Vogue In September 2017. Due to the grueling and difficult scenes to shoot, he had multiple anxiety attacks, hyperventilating before exiting and breaking a rib.

“There was one scene in particular that haunted me for a long time. I had to play an incredibly dark character, it was horribly sad. As soon as the scene was over, I passed out. I tore my diaphragm and after that I couldn’t breathe normally.”

I had to go farther in the dark than I had in my entire life.

The incident forced the production to stop filming to give the young actor time to recover. However, director Darren Aronofsky, Jennifer Lawrence’s partner at the time, did not see it that way. “I had oxygen tubes in my nostrils and Darren said, ‘That was a blur, we have to do it again.’revealed by the artist.

For the filmmaker, to whom we owe Requiem For A Dream and Black Swan, it was a unique opportunity to capture the violence of the scene, to the detriment of Jennifer Lawrence’s physical and mental health. The latter still had to face the facts and the actor recovered.

“We gave him time to recover. The fact is that he thought about this scene for a long time and it got into his head. I got emotional and I saw what happened. It was happening – because I have experience – and I was able to put the camera in the right place”The director explained in the columns The Guardian.

We gave him time to recover. The thing is, he thought about this scene for too long and it went to his head.

“Initially the shot was on her back and I turned everything around, let her recover and said, ‘Now put the camera on her face,’ because it’s an emotion she’s never, ever seen. She has such a natural raw talent. She’s a very brave and limitless actress.he emphasized.

An obsessive director

However, filming was so trying for Jennifer Lawrence that the producer was forced to provide the artist with a “happy place”. On the program: The Kardashian Family Show and sweets so she can decompress and recover from the emotions associated with her character.

According to Mickey Rourke, who directed The Wrestler for Darren Aronofsky, the director likes to push his audience to the edge… but also his actors. The actor describes it like this “Old-fashioned gangster”. He has a reputation for being combative and controlling, “breaking” his actors to push them to extreme performances.

“It’s not about breaking them. They’re breaking themselves. It’s a game. So I’m always looking for actors who want to throw up their arms and let go and cry. Javier Bardem isn’t afraid to cry. He’s ready for anything Jennifer, it’s just the same, he knew that He was facing great emotions.Aronofsky was right.

It is not about breaking them. They break themselves. This is a game.

Despite this traumatic experience, Jennifer Lawrence believes that her mother is a masterpiece: “When I read the script, I was shocked, I threw the script on the floor, I told him that he was suffering from psychological problems! But the film is a masterpiece. The most amazing thing is that it can be understood in a million different ways.”He trusted Parisian in 2017.

The ephemeral muse

However, the project improved the mother Aronofsky-Lawrence couple after a year of relationship. After the shooting, the two artists had to promote the film all over the world. This scene was also a nightmare for JLaw because of the director’s behavior, obsessed with articles and reviews about her mother.

“When we met at the hotel, the last thing I wanted to talk about was the movie. But he kept coming back to it, he couldn’t stop talking about it. I understand, he wrote it, he designed it. He made it.” He confirmed in the columns Diversity in November 2018.

“I wanted to be a listening partner, but he started reading my opinions and I said to myself, ‘That’s not healthy, because I know if I even start reading them, I’m going to be defensive.’ Especially when it comes to mine. man.”he pointed out.

Since then, Jennifer Lawrence has pulled back, especially in lighter roles like Don’t Look Up or The Challenge. We will soon find her in Die, My Love with Robert Pattinson. Directed by Lynne Ramsay, the feature film takes us to the French countryside with a woman battling her own demons.