The chemistry of some actors crosses the screen and, for this reason, different directors summon them to make more than one film together.
Even though many fans fantasized that they are a couple in real life, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence made it clear more than once that their bond was not about love. However, the chemistry between them works very well on the screen and several directors chose them as the leading duo in their films. Together they made Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Serena, and Joy. A review of these productions to enjoy the couple in fiction.
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Known in Spanish as The Games of Destiny, this was the first film that Cooper and Lawrence made together. The director David O' Russell summoned them and found a spark that would make the duo repeat itself on many other occasions.
The story narrates the life of a bipolar man who meets a young widow, with whom he establishes a loving bond in which they will seek a way to heal. It is a two-hour romantic film based on the novel by Matthew Quick, A Happy Ending.
American Hustle (2013)
After discovering the great formula they made, O'Russell summoned Cooper and Lawrence again a year later; this time for American Hustle or The Great American Swindle. As its name indicates, the plot revolves around two con men, Irving Rosenfeld, and Sydney Prosser –played by Christian Bale and Amy Adams respectively- who must work for an FBI agent, played by Cooper. In this production, Lawrence has a supporting role as Rosalyn Rosenfeld, Irving's wife.
It is set in the 1960s and 1970s and is based on Operation Abscam, an undercover FBI investigation that led to the convictions of seven members of the United States Congress.
Serena (2014)
It is a 1 hour and 50-minute drama based on Ron Rash's novel of the same name. Set in the 20s, during the Great Depression in North Carolina, it tells the love story of George and Serena, crossed by what was a tragedy for them: the impossibility of having children leads them to get involved in illegal activities. It is directed by Susanne Bier.
Joy (2015)
Also directed by O'Russell, who continued betting on his successful duo, Joy tells how the character that bears that name -played by Lawrence- goes from being a single mother with personal and financial problems to being a successful businesswoman. The jump happens when she invents a miraculous mop (today known in Argentina as "mop mop") that facilitates household chores. Cooper plays a business executive who supports and helps Lawrence. In addition, it has the participation of Robert De Niro.
