Nicole Kidman, born in Honolulu in 1967, is by far one of the most recognizable faces on the international film scene. Elegant, charming and undeniably talented, the actress boasts a curriculum that many envy.
It is not easy to be able to summarize in a few words the outstanding career that began in the early 80s with his first films: in any case, one can certainly tell about his character, starting with a selection of films not to be missed. rightfully entered the history of cinema. So, here are the most beautiful films in which he participated.
10:00 am: Flat calm
The first cinematic work, which will cost the actress some important awards, was released in 1989director Philip Noyce.
10:00 am: Kalma Piatta tells the story of the couple, John Ingram and wife Ray, shocked by the death of their son, decide to go on a trip on a yacht in the Pacific Ocean. While swimming, they will stumble upon an individual, Huey Warner, who will tell them how all of his fellow travelers died after ingesting tainted food. However, this man soon turns out to be a bloodthirsty psychopathic criminal.
Thanks to her performance in this film, Nicole Kidman earned in 1991 nomination for Saturn Award.
thunder days
The film was remembered primarily for a non-cinematic, so to speak, reason: it was on the set of the film that Nicole Kidman met and fell in love with the one who would become her future husband, Tom Cruisewhom he married in 1990.
Days of Thunder focuses on the historical rivalry between two runners. Cole Trickle and Rhodey Burnswhich soon develop into a friendship when both are involved in a serious accident. Cole, among other things, will fall in love during his darkest period with a charming neurosurgeon. Claire Levickyplayed by Nicole Kidman.
Batman forever
Nicole Kidman also lent her face to the ice doctor Chase Meridian in a film directed by Joel Schumacher, dedicated to the adventures of the famous man-bat.
In a colorful and cartoon film, Nicole Kidman helps out Bruce Wayne/Batman understand human psychology two facesa dangerous criminal who, together with his colleague Riddler it’s horrible Gotham City. The film was a box office success and was nominated for three awards. Oscar 1996however, all in technical categories (best cinematography, best sound and best sound editing).
Eyes wide shut
This is one of the most mysterious films Kidman has ever been in, made for the occasion along with her then-husband. Tom Cruise unforgettable Stanley Kubrickhere on his last job as a director before his death.
Film based on the novel Arthur Schnitzler’s double dreamtells the story of two wealthy spouses who begin to explore other ways of living in their relationship as a couple, experimenting with unparalleled sexuality in some exclusive settings. NY hidden and mysterious.
The film, an allegory of the hypocrisy of modern society, earned Nicole Kidman an award for Outstanding Lead Actress at the 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards..
Moulin rouge
Triumphant and baroque signed film Baz Luhrmann inspired La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. The absolute hero is Nicole Kidman, dancer and soloist of the famous Parisian theater at the height of the Bohemian period. satins she will find herself torn between the true love she has for the poor writer Christian and the need to help the facility become a theater with a financial contribution Duke of Monroet who, alas, will have to be seduced.
The blockbuster, accompanied by a very rich and iconic soundtrack, was a box office success and won several awards, including Golden Globe for Best Musical/Comedy and Best Actress for Nicole Kidman.
Other
Director’s Extraordinary Horror Alejandro Amenabar tells a story Mercy (intentionally inspired by Grace Kelly) a woman forced to live shortly after graduating The Second World War all alone onJersey Island together with two children in a big and creepy house.
small Ann AND Nicholas however, they suffer from a special allergy to the sun’s rays, which can be fatal for them: that is why they are forced to live in complete darkness. Soon, three servants will arrive to help the woman, but their arrival will be accompanied by a series of unpleasant events that Mercy on the verge of insanity.
The film is known, as well as a wonderful interpretation Nicole Kidmaneven because of the unexpected ending, which literally left many viewers speechless.
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In the winning film Academy AwardNicole Kidman plays the role of a writer Virginia Woolf, who committed suicide in 1941 after a long battle with depression. The film of rare intensity is actually divided into three parts and tells different stories: in addition to the events of the writer, we also know the events of an unfortunate housewife who is pregnant with a child in the 1950s, and the events of a New York editor who is busy preparing a party for his ex-lover, who is fed up with AIDS.
The film cost Kidman his first and only award Career Oscar (for Best Actress) 2003. The same award was received by Nicole Kidman in the same year, also during the ceremony. golden globe (in the drama category).
Australia
Released in 2008, the film tells about the adventures of an English noblewoman and an Australian shepherd (between whom love will break out), saving a woman’s cattle from hostile targets, about a long and painful journey through the Australian wilderness. Next to Nicole Kidman in the film is also a colleague Hugh Jackman.
Leo – Road home
Released 2016, director Garth Davisthe movie tells a true story Sarah Brierly, an Indian writer who disappeared in Kolkata at the age of 5 and was later adopted by an Australian family. His life (the author found his own mother only 25 years later) is told in the book “The Long Way Home”.
In The Lion, Nicole Kidman plays the child’s adoptive mother. Sarah, Sue Brierley.