In this drama, jennifer aniston plays a woman who has been coping with chronic pain since she survived a car accident that killed her son. But it is worth sitting through just to watch jennifer aniston pull off a performance of a lifetime. Macy and sam worthington headline this emotional indie drama. A depressed claire comes to find solace in investigating the suicide of a woman from her chronic pain support group named nina anna kendrick, reported ace showbiz. Jennifer aniston was born in sherman oaks, california, to actors john aniston and nancy dow. Her first major film role came in the 1993 horror comedy leprechaun. When the ageing patriarch of the jamali family is taken ill, his eldest daughter and sole caregiver, zareen, is forced to reconnect with her sister, zara, on her return from. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Some people might say that the film has an unusual ending, but i smiled at the end and that cant be a bad thing. Jennifer aniston looks like hell in cake, and that is the point. The film doesnt go into too much detail about what happened but instead lets each viewer make up their own mind. Claire initiates a dubious relationship with a widower while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife.
With jennifer aniston, adriana barraza, anna kendrick, sam worthington. Jan 23, 2015 romance isnt exactly in the air, yet there is a connection. Rent cake 2015 starring daniel barnz and jennifer aniston on dvd and bluray. Jennifer aniston really threw her weight behind her role in cake. Jan 27, 2015 youve probably heard that jennifer aniston looks a little rough in cake. A downer, depressing movie for a while, but the story is good enough and jennifer aniston as claire bennett is good enough to keep you watching.
With her feisty housekeeper cum caretaker adriana barraza ever at her side, claire searches for human connection and selfforgiveness in this tale of personal redemption. They completed their first film just last year 2014 titled cake starring jennifer aniston, adriana barraza, anna kendrick and sam worthington. Cake is not a movie that ill go out of my way to watch again, but theres something very captivating about the film. Jennifer anistons performance is intelligent and deeply felt, but the film fails to match. Jennifer joanna aniston born february 11, 1969 is an american actress, film producer, and businesswoman. Cake is a 2014 american drama film directed by daniel barnz, written by patrick tobin, and starring jennifer aniston, adriana barraza, felicity huffman, william h. Jennifer aniston, britt robertson, adriana barraza, lucy punch, rose abdoo, sam worthington, manuel garciarulfo, anna kendrick, william h. Daniel barnzs new film, cake, features jennifer aniston and sam worthington as a friend and husband, respectively, of a woman anna kendrick whose decision to. From a central perk friend to awards nominated film actress photos a native californian, jennifer joanna aniston was. Jennifer aniston adriana barraza anna kendrick sam. Despite anistons diverting drabact as a bitchy, suicidal woman in constant pain, this humdrum. Cake news jennifer aniston gets deglammed for cake.
Cake takes us into the darkly funny world of claire bennett jennifer aniston who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower sam worthington while. Watch the cake trailer starring jennifer aniston in a rare serious role. Jan 21, 2015 music, film, tv and political news coverage. Cake, which morrison lensed for director daniel barnz, premiered at the 2014 toronto international film festival. Cake takes us into the darkly funny world of claire bennett jennifer aniston who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower sam worthington while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife anna kendrick. Mar 01, 2020 stop applauding actresses who go ugly for a movie role everyones raving about jennifer aniston s physical transformation in cake, but lets not give her a cookie just yet. Produced by courtney solomon produced, the film sees a collaboration between chinese tv producer shenghua entertainment and after dark films, said the hollywood reporter. Jennifer aniston, anna kendrick, sam worthington, mamie gummer, william h macy.
Relationships in real life are complex and cake portrays this brilliantly. Since her career grew in the early 1990s, aniston has been one of the. Will claire clean up her act or simply have a doozy of a meltdown. Plus, it has to be jennifer anistons best serious performance ever. Macy, mamie gummer, chris messina, misty upham, camille guaty, felicity huffman duration. You better believe it after the tumultuous standing ovation she received at the elgin theatre on monday afternoon for her potentially careerchanging film. The funny lady has gone dramatic before to fine effect in such indie outings as 2002s the good girl and 2006s friends with money. Directed by daniel barnz, indie drama also stars anna kendrick and sam worthington. Cake, which world premieres on monday afternoon at the toronto film festival, features a breakthrough performance from jennifer aniston as a.
The acerbic, hilarious claire bennett becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. Heres a ranking of the best jennifer aniston movies of all time. Jennifer is known for her lean diet and trim figure. Jennifer aniston plays a woman recovering from a horrific accident in cake, a drama directed by daniel barnz. Moviestorerex a t first, this film certainly promises something difficult and challenging. Watch jennifer anistons sexy scene on aznude for free 1 minute and 3 seconds. Jennifer aniston portrays chronic pain in cake, aniston plays a haunted woman who is suffering from debilitating pain. Cake stars jennifer aniston as an accident victim the. The film had its world premiere in toronto at the 2014 toronto film festival. Jennifer s character, claire simmons, suffers chronic pain after a car accident that left her scarred. I just watched cake about a couple of days ago and. Her father is greek, and her mother was of english, irish, scottish, and italian descent. The drama stars aniston as claire, a woman suffering from constant and chronic pain following a car crash.
Her family then relocated to new york city where her parents divorced when she was nine. I live with someone who suffers from severe, chronic, lifealtering pain, and we were transfixed by jennifer anistons perfectly nuanced performance. Here is a list of all the jennifer aniston movies on netflix, including the switch with jason bateman and along came polly with ben stiller. For the movie cake, how did jennifer aniston prepare to play. Jennifer aniston stopped working out to gain weight for cake. Jan 07, 2015 jennifer aniston didnt have to look far for advice on her starring role in cake as a woman who suffers from extreme chronic pain after a horrible car crash her stunt double of about eight years. Aniston, word had it, was working the awards circuit hard. Cake 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jennifer aniston played the role of claire bennett in the film cake which released in the year 2014. But aside from that its just a solid smallscale character study. Jennifer aniston does a great job at playing the victim.
Every actor in this film delivered, and we were moved to tears. Jennifer aniston didnt have to look far for advice on her starring role in cake as a woman who suffers from extreme chronic pain after a horrible car crash her stunt double of about eight years. Cake is an emotionally moving film carried by anistons sharp performance. The dark comedy has received an immense amount of attention including a sag and golden globe nomination for ms. Cinelou films producers mark canton and courtney solomon are launching cinelou releasing starting with an awardsseason release of jennifer. Jan 22, 2015 jennifer aniston may be right for the role of a women badly coping with chronic pain and related life issues her tired, scarred and sad face is a fa. The drama film was directed by daniel barnz and written by patrick tobin. Jennifer aniston is known for playing rachel green on friends, but shes also appeared in dozens of movies.
A remarkable film, absolutely compelling, deep, wise, and moving. Cake the 2014 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Jennifer aniston has a stellar supporting cast, including chris messina, but cake is a maudlin confection thats more calculating than surprising. Watch jennifer aniston confront sam worthington in cake. Whether it is the latest studio trailer release, an evocative documentary, clips, tv spots, or other extra videos, the filmisnow team is dedicated to providing you with all the best new videos. She plays claire, a caraccident survivor whos struggling with chronic pain, and she has scars on her. It debuted in the special presentations section of the 2014 toronto international film festival.
Acerbic outbursts and visions of a dead woman with a cake. The oscars got a lot of things wrong with their recent nominations but they cant be faulted for snubbing jennifer aniston, who some had thought might get a best actress nod for cake. Watch cake full movie streaming online 2014 1080p video. Starring jennifer aniston, cake is the story of claire simmons, a woman living with chronic pain after a car accident that took the life of her young son. Cake movie, starring jennifer aniston, portrays chronic pain. As a nurse and someone who suffers from chronic pain, i found jennifer aniston s portrayal of claire bennett in cake so moving. By the end of the movie we learn that she has not only physical pain but also is. But all that steam dissipated last thursday morning when anistons name didnt get called.
Jennifer aniston, anna kendrick, sam worthington, mamie gummer. Throughout the movie the viewer is taken through all the facets of claire. The latest movie cataloguing life with pain is cake, starring jennifer aniston. The film stars stars jennifer aniston, anna kendrick and sam worthington and will open nationwide on january 23, 2015. Jennifer aniston has the recipe for success 15 daniel barnz, 102 mins starring. Jennifer aniston, adriana barraza, anna kendrick, sam worthington claire. A clip of jennifer aniston in her new film cake has been released.
The film opens with claire in a chronic pain support group. The daughter of actors john aniston and nancy dow, she began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1987 film mac and me. Directed by daniel barnz and starring jennifer aniston, anna kendrick, britt robertson and sam worthington. But having struck variously angry or blackcomic notes in its. Cake indeed features a strong dramatic turn from jennifer aniston and it may or may not win her an oscar nomination.
Cake movie storyline the acerbic, hilarious claire simmons becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. Claire becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group while grappling with her own, very raw personal tragedy. Jennifer aniston to star in cake entertainment news. After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman jennifer aniston who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out. Sam worthington, jennifer aniston, anna kendrick, paula. You could be mistaken for thinking the subject of this film is depressing and gloomy, but it is actually a film about hope, following recent traumatic events in the life of the main character claire, played by jennifer aniston. In order to play claire simmons, a woman who suffers chronic pain after a debilitating car accident, the friends alum had to. Jennifer aniston, anna kendrick, britt robertson, sam worthington, lucy punch, chris. Jan 23, 2015 the modestly scaled, sadfunny indie drama cake centers on a woman and the kind of grief thats so unbearable this movie cant even handle it. Cake movie full download watch cake movie online english. Aniston does a beautiful job of helping the viewer understand how claire became so chronically hurt. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. As she uncovers the details of ninas suicide and develops a poignant relationship with ninas husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy.
The movie is about claire who is wracked with physical pain and has a complicated obsession with a woman. Stop applauding actresses who go ugly for a movie role. After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman jennifer aniston who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower sam worthington of the suicide. Jennifer aniston sparks oscar buzz with cake movie in. The acerbic, hilarious claire bennett becomes fascinated.
Jan 23, 2015 watch the movie trailer for cake 2015. Jennifer anistons cake set for oscarqualifying release. Claire becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain. Cinelou films, echo films, were not brothers productions. Pass up jennifer anistons halfbaked cake usa today. Jennifer aniston is convincing as a chronic pain sufferer in cake. Jennifer aniston performances in this movie and i know im. From all the accolades jennifer aniston has been getting for playing a scarred, suicidal, painridden accident victim in cake, youd think shed. Watch cake starring jennifer aniston in this drama on directv.
Or will a shady stranger suddenly show up and agree to bake her a cake to better justify the title of the movie. Nov 27, 2014 whether it is the latest studio trailer release, an evocative documentary, clips, tv spots, or other extra videos, the filmisnow team is dedicated to providing you with all the best new videos. She becomes obsessed with the suicide of a fellow member of a support group, and eventually has to come to terms with her own pain and tragic. Aug 17, 2018 to get into character for her new film cake, jennifer aniston had to ditch her healthy lifestyle. At its monday afternoon premiere at the toronto international film festival, organizers called anistons new movie careerdefining from the stage which sounded like. You could be mistaken for thinking the subject of this film is depressing and gloomy, but it is actually a film. Cake stars jennifer aniston as an accident victim the new.