Serena

2014
R
1h 49m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

31K

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Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in Serena (2014)

North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s Â– George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a manÂ’s life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers GeorgeÂ’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the PembertonÂ’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning.

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In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena.In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena.In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

31K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
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Videos4

Trailer 1:56

Official Trailer

Trailer 2:03

International Trailer

Trailer 2:03

International Trailer

Trailer 1:56

U.S. Theatrical Trailer

Featurette 1:38

"On-Set Chemistry"

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Trivia
Jennifer Lawrence recommended Bradley Cooper for the project. They had worked together previously on Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and they got along so well that they often spoke about working together again in the future. When Lawrence read the script for this movie, she sent a copy to Cooper and asked if he would do it with her.

Goofs
At minute 40:07 Pemberton and Buchanan encounter the bear. The bear that appears on screen is a grizzly, not a black bear. Grizzlies did not inhabit the Smoky Mountains of 1929.

Quotes
Sheriff McDowell: The logging barons always cry "jobs" and "free enterprise," but the truth is, you barely pay enough to put food on the table!
Pemberton: Oh, we pay more than any job these men can get, and that's why there's a line fifty-deep every time there's an opening.
Sheriff McDowell: Openings? Yes, you always have openings, don't you, Mr. Pemberton? Because your camps have killed more men than the war between the States.

Connections
Featured in Projector: Serena/Love, Rosie (2014)

Soundtracks
Beignet Cakewalk
Written by Jeff Ford and Michael Esneault (as Mike Esneault)
Courtesy of FirstCom Music

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Featured review

7/10

Not that bad

Maybe it's because I grew up in the South. Maybe it's because I expected a lot less after reading the reviews. Maybe a little choppy but the beautiful photography and excellent acting and characters... totally nailed the mountain man character. Very believable story. Said in the beginning she was damaged. What did you expect?