Interview | Jennifer Lawrence knew she wanted to do Die My Love from the beginning: ‘It starts with empathy’
Jennifer Lawrence gives one of her very best performances in the psychological drama Die My Love. It was Martin Scorsese who first thought of Jennifer Lawrence after reading the book by Argentine author Ariana Harwicz. The film’s journey began there, as Lawrence knew at once that she wanted to play the central character, Grace- a woman who becomes increasingly unmoored and volatile after giving birth to her first child. It was she who suggested Lynne Ramsay direct it. Jennifer Lawrence plays Grace, the troubled new mother at the centre of Die My Love. (Kimberley French (Mubi)) HT sat down for an online roundtable interaction with the Academy Award-winning star, who spoke about playing this woman in all her abandon and fury, and collaborating with co-star Robert Pattinson. ‘None of the consequences are real!’ Lawrence holds the film from the first scene itself, infusing it with a fierce unpredictability. Her Grace goes through some extreme emotions in the film. As an actor, was there any entry point for her to channel them on screen? How were …
