Title from sell sheet. Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. Special features: The icing on the cake: Meet the cast; The many layers of Cake: Learning to live again; theatrical trailer. Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Mamie Gummer, Felicity Huffman. Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Mamie Gummer, Felicity Huffman.
Summary:
A look into the darkly funny world of Claire Bennett who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife. With her feisty housekeeper-cum-caretaker ever at her side, Claire searches for human connection and self-forgiveness in this tale of personal redemption. A look into the darkly funny world of Claire Bennett who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife. With her feisty housekeeper-cum-caretaker ever at her side, Claire searches for human connection and self-forgiveness in this tale of personal redemption. "Worth sitting through just to watch Jennifer Aniston pull off a performance of a lifetime."--RogerEbert.com. "The good news of 'Cake' is that it proves that Aniston can be appealing without being exalted or gorgeous.."--San Francisco Chronicle. "The smaller scenes that focus on the everyday reality of depression stick with you..."--Entertainment Weekly.
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