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Onacrisp, early-Septemberafternoon
, fresh-facedJennifer
Lawrence isembracing theglamoroussideof theToronto Interna-
tionalFilmFestival. Premiering
SilverLiningsPlaybook
, theDavidO.
Russell comedicdramacostarringBradleyCooperandRobertDeNiro,
sheconfidentlyendures thepublicityspotlightdraped inanombre
DiorCouturegown.Hersleek, unadorned tresseshighlight the fact
that she’s returned toabrunetteversionofherself.
It’sasophisticated look, but still edgyandage-appropriate. It’sa
moment thatwill beapplaudedby fashionbloggersandnotedasa
definingpoint for theyoung22-year-oldactress—notonly for
herstyle, butalso inhercareer.
SilverLinings
will goon towin
the topprizeatTIFF, sparkingaswarmofOscarbuzz for the
star thatwon’tdiedownanytimesoon.
SilverLiningsPlaybook
isadifferent turn for theac-
tress, and that isonpurpose.As she looks tovaryher
roles, Lawrence is intent on creatinga careerbroad in
scopeandvaried in significance. She told
W
magazine
inSeptember that shegot nervouseven takingon the
roleofKatniss, thepopularheroineof the fan-devoted
HungerGames
franchise, because shewasafraid
that itwouldoverwhelmanyother character she
tried todeliver. But the
SilverLinings
scriptwasa
no-brainer. She saysdirector/writerRussell’s script
wasoneof thebest she’sever read. “He’soneof
my favoritedirectorsand this isahilariously
dark,heartbreaking, andheartwarming
storyabout thisman (Bradley
Cooper)whogetsout of amen-
tal institution.Hiswifehasa re-
strainingorderagainst him, but
he’sobsessedwithgettingher
back. Thenhemeetsme.”
MostofAmericametLawrence
thisyearwhenshegraced thescreen
in thefirst installmentof the
Hunger
Games
empire.But she’sbeenacritic
darlingsinceherOscar-nominated turn
asReeDolly, anOzarksMountain-poor
17-year-oldwho’sdesperately trying to
keepher family intactasshesearches for
herbail-jumpingdad, in the2010 indie
gem
Winter’sBone
.The raweternalfight
forexistencedrivesbothKatnissandRee,
and it’swhatdrewLawrence to these
career-definingperformances. “These
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