Nicole Kidman's 'Babygirl' Premieres at Venice Film Festival

Nicole Kidman stars in Halina Reijn's 'Babygirl', the riskiest film in competition at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. Kidman plays Romy, a CEO of a tech company, while Harris Dickinson portrays Samuel, a young intern. Their relationship explores power dynamics, sadomasochistic games, and female desire. The film has drawn criticism for its glossy eroticism and sparse sex scenes, but defenders argue it focuses on the gap between genders in achieving pleasure. The story follows Romy's internal conflict between her stable family life and her attraction to Samuel, culminating in a hotel scene where she submits. The film's central theme is the incommunicability of desire, with the mind as the primary erogenous zone. Carlotta Petracci reports for Artribune.