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Dec 5, 2014 · Jennifer Aniston plays a woman suffering from chronic pain in “Cake,” and says she had to really feel it in order to get into character for a role that might earn her an Oscar nomination.
In "Cake," sharp-tongued Claire Bennett navigates her painful existence and a chronic pain group. Haunted by newcomer Nina's suicide, she forges a surprising bond with Nina's husband, all while confronting her own emotional scars in this darkly comedic journey.
CAKE is based on a Black List script by Patrick Tobin. In her strongest and most challenging role to date, Jennifer Aniston stars as the acerbic and hilarious Claire Simmons, who becomes fascinated by the suicide of Nina (Anna Kendrick), a woman in her chronic pain support group. As she uncovers the details of Nina's suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina's husband (Sam ...
Why is she borderline suicidal and just what is the story behind her relationship with Nina Collins (Anna Kendrick), a 31-year-old married mother of a 5-year-old boy who has just committed suicide as the movie begins? At one point Claire calls Nina, "St.Nina", to which Nina responds, "Saints don't jump off bridges." Maybe they do, though.
Jan 23, 2015 · Angry, depressed, self-pitying and desperate to lose herself in a pharmaceutical haze: no character is more relatable this awards season than Claire Bennett (Jennifer Aniston), a woman simply ...
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Jan 4, 2015 · Jennifer Aniston plays a woman who suffers from chronic pain in the independent film Cake. Aniston says she was drawn in by Claire — "someone who is suffering from an unimaginable trauma and ...
Jan 12, 2015 · In Cake, Jennifer Aniston plays a Los Angeles woman with chronic pain named Claire Simmons, whose acerbic wit lends the movie a comedic air although it also has a dramatic element. A woman in Claire’s support group named Nina commits suicide by jumping off a freeway overpass, and the beginning of the movie finds the support group members discussing their feelings about Nina’s tragic end.
