The director of a movie Jennifer Lawrence admitted to not understanding, despite the fact she was sleeping with him at the time, has spoken about what the film was really about in a new interview.
Lawrence has been very frank in the past about the fact that she had a relationship with legendary filmmaker Darren Aronofksy whilst they filmed a movie together. Aronofsky spoke about the previous film while discussing the newest entry to his filmography Caught Stealing, starring Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, and Bad Bunny.
Arguably his most controversial movie though stars Lawrence, who was very open for a celebrity about the fact that she was in a relationship with the director at the time and still did not understand it.
Called Mother!, the movie is a psychological horror so intense that Jennifer Lawrence suffered a torn diaphragm and dislocated rib from hyperventilation brought on by filming.
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The film stars Lawrence alongside Javier Bardem, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Harris, and Kristen Wiig.
It starred Lawrence as ‘mother’ alongside Bardem as ‘Him’, a couple whose tranquil life is turned upside down when unexpected guests barge into their home.
Full of symbolism and metaphor, many viewers came out of Mother! confued about what it was about, and Lawrence was actually one of them.
Speaking about the movie in the past with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, she was asked on a scale of ‘one to totally confused’ whether she understood the movie
She responded, saying: “I’m going to be honest. Well, I was sleeping with the director, so I had CliffsNotes. So… five? Or a four.
“But if anybody needs any tips on understanding their films, you know what to do!"
Lawrence and Aronofsky dated for a year, breaking up in 2017, and Lawrence has spoken in the past about how it was ‘hard to relax’ because Mother! was the only thing he wanted to talk about.
Whilst many have remained confused about what Mother! is supposed to be about, Aronofsky has spoken about it in a new interview which gives vital context useful to understand it.
Aronofsky was speaking to Josh Horowitz on Happy Sad Confused ahead of the release of Caught Stealing, with Horowitz pointing out that the director had been ‘a bit of a provocateur’ throughout his career.
The director stated this had not been ‘on purpose’ except for on one occasion.
When asked about Mother! he said: “Mother! was a total provocation, I mean I was running and howling with my two middle fingers up into the fire because I was just totally pissed off with what was going on right then.”
He went on to say it was ‘fine’ that it was often misunderstood, saying it could have been sold better or ‘more gradually’ in the marketing.
The movie bombed at the box office, making just $44.5 million from a $30 million production budget.
Speaking in the past about the meaning behind it, Aronofsky had stated that Lawrence’s character was intended to represent the Mother Earth and the way the world treats ‘her’.
The movie was booed at Venice, leading the director to say in an interview with NME: “I don’t care if they cheer or they freaking boo, as long as they react.
“This film is like tossing a hand grenade into pop culture. We’re taking the biggest movie stars on the planet and seeing what they do in a surreal chamber piece.”
Topics: Jennifer Lawrence, Film, TV and Film, Celebrity, Sex and Relationships
Michael Slavin