This week, Jennifer Lawrence returns to theaters with Causeway, an Apple drama that sees her paired up with Brian Tyree Henry. I loved it, and thankfully it seems to have marked a return to challenging roles that can really push her, rather than starry ensembles or blockbusters. And in keeping with that direction in her career, Lawrence is set to star in a new film by Lynne Ramsay.
In a New York Times piece, Lawrence revealed that she will star in Die, My Love, an adaptation of Ariana Harwicz’s novel. Not only is Ramsay attached, but so is Martin Scorsese as a producer.
Here’s how Lawrence describes the story…
Jennifer Lawrence told me Lynne Ramsay will direct her in DIE, MY LOVE, from the Ariana Harwicz book: "It reads like Sylvia Plath, especially because it's about a woman suffering from postpartum and cycling into madness. And Martin Scorsese is producing." https://t.co/4jmYU6M9f1
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) November 2, 2022
And here is the book synopsis:
In a forgotten patch of French countryside, a woman is battling her demons: embracing exclusion yet wanting to belong, craving freedom whilst feeling trapped, yearning for family life but wanting to burn the entire house down. Given surprising leeway by her family for her increasingly erratic behaviour, she nevertheless feels ever more stifled and repressed.
Ramsay is the auteur behind We Need to Talk About Kevin, You Were Never Really Here, Morvern Callar, and Ratcatcher. It’s an exciting pairing with Lawrence, one that could produce the actress’s first Oscar nomination since 2016’s Joy. She won in 2012 for Silver Linings Playbook.
