{"id":720441,"date":"2025-09-09T13:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T11:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/?p=720441"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:10:34","slug":"should-we-rewatch-erotical-drama-babygirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/should-we-rewatch-erotical-drama-babygirl\/","title":{"rendered":"Should we (re)watch the erotical drama Babygirl?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a51d2fd51189&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a51d2fd51189\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nicole-kidman.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson starring in Babygirl (2025) \u00a9 A24.\" class=\"wp-image-559694\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson starring in Babygirl (2025) \u00a9 A24.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicole Kidman crowned at the 2024 Venice Festival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power. Control. Letting things go. No keywords of a self-help book turned bestseller but the plot points of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Babygirl<\/em><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b><strong>Halina Reijn<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s new movie (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Bodies Bodies Bodies<\/em>\u2019 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">director, also starring on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Blackbook<\/em><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> directed by Paul Verhoeven) that every festival-goer attending the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival wanted to have the first look of.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What for ? <\/span><b><strong>Nicole Kidman<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, awarded of the Volpi Cup at 2024 Venice Film Festival, is the protagonist of this erotical drama feature-film, which contributes to the rise of popularity of S&amp;M as had done <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>50 Shades of Gray<\/em> <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ten years prior, although the movie reminds us more \u2013 by the exploration of its topics \u2013 of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Secretary<\/em><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2002), starring <\/span><b><strong>Maggie Gyllenhaal<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>,<\/strong> combining slaps and professional relationships.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Australian star portrays a CEO living in New-York, captivated by the domineering aura of one of her interns. She catches a glimpse of him ordering a dog around, which startles her (to put it politely). Right before meeting Samuel, a toxic guy (<\/span><b><strong>Harris Dickinson<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, already picked by Ruben \u00d6stlund in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Triangle of Sadness<\/em><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), she hugs her husband (played by <\/span><b><strong>Antonio Banderas<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), which ends when he comes during a sexual intercourse while telling her he loves her.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Babygirl | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-8Sx6U6Ou0Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Babygirl<\/em> (2025) trailer, directed by Halina Reijn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A movie with S&amp;M themes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to climax, Romy touches herself while she is watching a S&amp;M video in secret. It has to change, and will change. This woman, whose position at work puts her in a commanding place every day will slowly let herself get more vulnerable nestled in Samuel\u2019s arms, despite striking stakes at the horizons : she could lose her job if this relationship ever sees the light of day.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Produced by <\/span><b><strong>A24<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a powerful American production company renowned for picking daring movies, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Babygirl<\/em> <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">follows the same steps without batting an eye : sex, societal stakes\u2026 The feature-film wants to do it all : capturing a middle-age woman\u2019s sexual liberation while setting her in a liberal portrayal of the United States where desires are concealed behind closed doors.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C_TlRi3SRv4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C_TlRi3SRv4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Une publication partag\u00e9e par Variety (@variety)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><br\/><script async=\"\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div><br\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Babygirl<\/em> directed by Halina Reijn: games and seduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emmanuelle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, released on September 25th, 2024, a remake directed by <\/span><b><strong>Audrey Diwan<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has confirmed the public&#8217;s interest for troubled female characters. This movie, starring No\u00e9mie Merlant, depicts the female protagonist\u2019s issue to come during intercourse and searching to connect again with her sexual desire. As shown in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Babygirl<\/em><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the movie tackles a major issue in heterosexual intercourses, called the \u201corgasm gap\u201d, where men and women\u2019s pleasure is not equal.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Halina Reijn<\/strong> does not make us forget what ties her screenplay together, but <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Babygirl<\/em><\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remains an interesting movie \u2013 especially when it takes its time, stretching out erotic scenes and letting the danger simmering in. Characters as troubled as they are troubling (the young man as well as Romy) who do not know what to do of their jism and therefore invent new ceremonies to spark it. Troubling actress too. And what an actress.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a51d2fd51850&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a51d2fd51850\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/interview-de-halina-reijn-realisatrice-du-film-babygirl-avec-nicole-kidman13.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson starring in lBabygirl (2025), directed by Halina Reijn \u00a9 Constantin Film \/ Niko Tavernise.\" class=\"wp-image-615254\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson starring in l<em>Babygirl<\/em> (2025), directed by Halina Reijn \u00a9 Constantin Film \/ Niko Tavernise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicole Kidman and her gripping performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Believing, even for a second, that <strong>Nicole Kidman<\/strong> is outranked, concerning her more or less successful recent roles, would be a mistake. Her performance in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babygirl<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> proves it all, she remains one of the greatest, as much as <\/span><b><strong>Isabelle Huppert<\/strong><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is \u2013 <strong><em>Venice Film Festival\u2019<\/em><\/strong>s jury chairwoman. With the help of this hard-hitting role, Kidman rekindles <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Eyes Wide Shut<\/em> <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1999) memories, directly quoted by the sight of her naked back and ass on screen.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the opposite end of <\/span><b><strong>Stanley Kubrick<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s masterpiece, she does not represent the object of a man\u2019s fantasy : she incarns it. Everything unveils from the point of view of her gaze, even while tasting a bowl of milk. <strong>Nicole Kidman<\/strong> bares the search of desire, portraying the recklessness and adrenaline of it \u2013 both in art, love and intercourses. She reaches the third act of the movie, full of emotions. Indeed, she is one of the greatest.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Babygirl (2025), directed by Halina Reijn, airing on Canal+ on September 9th, 2025<\/em><\/span><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicole Kidman crowned at the 2024 Venice Festival Power. Control. Letting things go. 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