One of Hollywood’s biggest stars who is never afraid to push herself, Nicole Kidman ventured even further from her comfort zone with the erotic thriller “Babygirl”, which saw her named best actress in Venice on Saturday.
A queen of the silver screen since the 1990s, the Oscar-winning Australian admitted to nerves when the no-holds-barred film from Dutch director Halina Reijn premiered in the Italian watery city last week.
Kidman, 57, played Romy, a married, high-powered New York CEO who embarks on a torrid, sadomasochistic affair with a new company intern.
Kidman had delved into the genre in 1999 with her then-husband Tom Cruise in Stanley Kubrick’s final film, “Eyes Wide Shut,” a similarly in-depth look at sexuality and the human psyche.
But she admitted her latest film left her “exposed and vulnerable and frightened… when it’s given to the world”.
Unfortunately, she was not in Venice to accept her award, after arriving in the Italian city to hear that her “beautiful, brave mother” Janelle had died, according to a report from the AFP.
