Nicole Kidman Says Erotic Thriller ‘Babygirl’ Was ‘Very Freeing’ to Make: ‘I Didn’t Feel Exploited’
variety.comBabygirl,” is a “liberating story” for women, as she found it very “freeing” to make. At the film’s Venice Film Festival press conference, Kidman spoke on the raunchy themes of the movie, saying it’s “obviously about sex, it’s about desire, it’s about your inner thoughts, it’s about secrets, it’s about marriage, it’s about truth, power, consent.” She continued, “This is one woman’s story and this is, I hope, a very liberating story.
It’s told by a woman, through her gaze — Halina [Reijn] wrote it and she directed it — and that’s to me what made it so unique because suddenly I’m going to be in the hands of a woman with this material … It was very freeing.” The buzzy A24 film sees Kidman star as a high-powered CEO who puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern (played by Harris Dickinson).
The film also stars Antonio Banderas, Banderas, Sophie Wilde and Esther McGregor. Kidman said working with a woman director in Halina Reijn (“Bodies Bodies Bodies”) was key to her feeling comfortable 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 that,” she said. “There was enormous caretaking by all of us, we were all very gentle with each other and helped each other.
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