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Lawrence's 'Joy' tribute to 'unsung heroes of households'

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Actress Jennifer Lawrence says her film "Joy" is dedicated to the "women who are unsung heroes of their households".

After working on the third film with writer-director David O Russell, the 25-year-old "Hunger Games" star said she would is ready to do anything with the filmmaker till the time she is alive, reported Variety.

" 'Joy' is a tribute to women who are the unsung heroes of their households. I would do anything with David until the day I die," Lawrence said.

The 57-year-old director said the character Lawrence plays in the film "is the first character we've done together who's not crazy."
 

The actress, who was present at the screening of film said the character, inspired by the real-life inventor Joy Mangano, "had a fire and gift that she had buried for 17 years."

Also starring Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper, the film marks Russell's first project with a woman protagonist.

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First Published: Nov 29 2015 | 1:32 PM IST

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