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Title:Silver Linings Playbook


Date: 2012
Type: Drama
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: David O Russell
Producer:

Comment
A man (Bradley Cooper) is released from a psychiatric hospital into the care of his family (Robert DeNiro and Jacki Weaver). His desire is to reconnect with his wife who has taken out a restraining order against him and in doing so he meets up with a woman (Jennifer Lawrence) who is a young widow and also has a psychiatric history. Together they learn more about themselves and relationships against the background of his family and particularly his father who has OCD and a gambling problem. Bradley Cooper plays the man who is suffering from bipolar disease and his character reflects the problems of living with bipolar and how it affects him, his family and his relationships when he has limited insight into the effects of his behaviour on other people. Jennifer Lawrence is the young woman who has had a difficult past but is trying to build a new life. Robert DeNiro is the father who has his own problems and is oblivious of effect his behaviour has on his family, particularly his wife (Jacki Weaver) who is out of her depth in dealing with her family.

Actors

Bradley CooperBradley Cooper
Jennifer LawrenceJennifer Lawrence
Robert DeNiroRobert DeNiro
Jacki WeaverJacki Weaver
Anupam Kher
Chris Tucker
John Ortiz
Julia StilesJulia Stiles

Oscars

Won - Best Actress - Jennifer Lawrence
Nomination - Best Picture
Nomination - Best Actor - Bradley Cooper
Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Robert DeNiro
Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Jacki Weaver


Silver Linings Playbook