Jennifer Lawrence's most boldest scene in "American Hustle"
This is how the funny kiss between Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence was filmed in American Hustle
Jennifer Lawrence has many admirers: from the legions of fans of The Hunger Games and X-Men sagas, to critics and award voters (the latter proved it with their Oscar for "Silver Linings Playbook" and with the recent award for Best Supporting Actress in the New York Critics for “American Hustle,” which opens December 13).
One of her biggest fans is David O. Russell, who directed her two award-winning performances of her. On the Envelope Screening Series, Russell discussed Jennifer Lawrence's casting for “American Hustle” and how he helped Jennifer pull off one of the most electrifying scenes in the film. "She had three weeks off between filming X-Men and The Hunger Games, and she was exhausted from the entire 'Silver Linings Playbook' campaign," says Russell. “And she makes her work really hard in that whole world of the hunger games. The girl does not stop. "
While searching for locations for "American Hustle," Russell says he couldn't help but contact Lawrence to talk about the role of Rosalyn Rosenfeld, a stray bullet and homemaker alongside the con man played by Christian Bale. "She would see it as an oversight on my part if I didn't at least tell her about the character," recalls Russell. “And as soon as she told her half of it, she was so excited to play a true Long Island housewife in 1978, and to be a genius in the way that that woman would be portrayed by Jennifer; being so poisonous (after being so noble at The Hunger Games) was very exciting for Jennifer. "
Russell also spoke of a highly charged scene in which a confrontation between the characters of Lawrence and Adams ends with a kiss. “Part of that was Amy Adams's idea. Feeling the electricity between her and Jennifer as rivals and lovers of the same man, she said 'what if we kiss?' And I said 'well, that would be spectacular, but I don't understand ... how would it happen?' So I forgot about it. matter. And at one point with Jennifer on set I said 'hey, you know what, Amy has come up with this idea, it's crazy' and she thought about it and she forgot it too. " Russell goes on to tell the story, saying that “later, when we were shooting the scene and we weren't going to do the kiss thing (we hadn't even discussed it thoroughly because we all thought it was crazy, right?), Jennifer suddenly said to me 'I'm going to do it as my end to this poisonous conversation.' And I said 'ah, I hadn't seen it like that'. "
The scene was a great success ... well, less for one person perhaps. “It was something we had to say to Jack Huston the day he thought he would kiss Jennifer… I said 'No, no, no, no. Jennifer has already kissed Amy. She can't kiss you. '”
