Jennifer Lawrence Shares Isolating Postpartum Struggles at Cannes

Jennifer Lawrence opened up about the isolating and emotionally challenging experience of postpartum depression while promoting her new film Die, My Love at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The film, directed by Lynne Ramsay and based on Ariana Harwicz's novel, follows a new mother named Grace who descends into psychosis while isolated in rural Montana, a role Lawrence found deeply personal as she had recently given birth to her first child and was pregnant with her second during filming. Lawrence highlighted the alienation that extreme anxiety and depression cause, regardless of location, and shared how motherhood has profoundly changed her life and acting career. Co-star Robert Pattinson, who also became a father recently, reflected on the difficulties of supporting a partner through postpartum mental health struggles. Die, My Love received a standing ovation at Cannes and has drawn praise for Lawrence's powerful performance, though some critics noted the film's intense and chaotic nature. The movie is anticipated to be a significant sales title at the festival, though it has not yet secured U.S. distribution.