Nicole Kidman describes her latest film “Babygirl” as a liberating exploration of desire, truth, and power, directed by Halina Reijn. The film premieres at the Venice Film Festival before a December release.
Bollywood Fever: Nicole Kidman hopes her new erotic thriller, Babygirl, will be a “liberating story” for women, revealing that she found the experience of making the film “very freeing.” Speaking at the Venice Film Festival press conference, Kidman discussed the provocative themes of the movie, emphasizing its exploration of sex, desire, secrets, marriage, and power.
“This is one woman’s story, and this is, I hope, a very liberating story,” Kidman stated. “It’s told by a woman, through her gaze—Halina [Reijn] wrote it and directed it—and that’s what made it so unique because suddenly I was going to be in the hands of a woman with this material. It was very dear to our shared instincts and very freeing.”
In Babygirl, Kidman portrays a high-powered CEO who jeopardizes her career and family through a passionate affair with her much younger intern, played by Harris Dickinson. The film also features Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, and Esther McGregor.
Kidman highlighted the importance of working with a female director, Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies), in ensuring her comfort on set. “I knew she wasn’t going to exploit me. However anyone interprets that, I didn’t feel exploited. I felt very much a part of it,” Kidman explained. “There was enormous caretaking by all of us; we were all very gentle with each other and helped each other. It felt very authentic, protected, and, at the same time, real.”
Despite her confidence in the project, Kidman admitted to feeling nervous about the film’s premiere at Venice. “This definitely leaves me exposed and vulnerable and frightened and all of those things when it’s given to the world, but making it with these people here was delicate and intimate,” she shared. “Right now, we’re all a bit nervous. I was like, I hope my hand’s not shaking.”
Director Halina Reijn also addressed the motivation behind making Babygirl, citing a desire to explore the “huge orgasm gap” between men and women. She humorously added, “Take note men… but not you, Harris,” referring to Dickinson, who responded with, “Everyone deserves a good orgasm,” before laughing and apologizing for his candidness.
Following its premiere at Venice, Babygirl is scheduled for its North American debut at the Toronto Film Festival before its official release on December 25.
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