Jennifer Lawrence is captivating in Die My Love as a new mother on the brink

Jennifer Lawrence stars as Grace, a new mother in the film "Die My Love" who is portrayed as being on the brink of a mental breakdown. The film depicts motherhood as an overwhelmingly difficult experience, with Grace exhibiting behaviors that suggest severe postnatal depression or psychosis. She and her husband Jackson have moved to an isolated farmhouse in Montana, a location with a dark past involving the previous owner's suicide. While Jackson struggles to adapt to fatherhood in a conventional way, Grace's descent is marked by extreme actions such as incessant masturbation, carrying knives near her infant, hallucinations, and demanding car sex. Her behavior is so erratic, including stripping at a party and opening a car door while in motion, that the film explores the ambiguity between mental illness and a rational response to the overwhelming upheaval of early motherhood. Lawrence's performance conveys a weariness and internal logic to Grace's turmoil. The film, directed by Lynne Ramsay and based on a novella, is characterized by its ... download the app to read more