Nicole Kidman on making 'Birth' and why she chooses films that aren't a 'soothing bath'
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— By now, the shot should be familiar: Nicole Kidman sitting in a theater, her face registering, among other things, hope and wonder. Except the masterful sequence I'm contemplating isn't the one from the ubiquitous AMC Theatres ad that has been worshiped and parodied the last three years, but in Jonathan Glazer's 2004 film "Birth." In addition to ecstasy, Kidman's expression also conveys shock and anguish and, finally, acceptance of the impossible. All in two minutes. Here's how it plays:...
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