The Others (2001)
Alejandro Amenábar directs Nicole Kidman as a mother protecting her photosensitive children in a Jersey mansion after WWII.
Nicole Kidman
This page collects the films featuring Nicole Kidman reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Eyes Wide Shut (1999)”, “Moulin Rouge! (2001)”, and “The Others (2001)”. Each review examines the performance and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.
The Others (2001)
Amenabar’s 2001 haunted house with Nicole Kidman. WWII period, light-sensitive children, accumulated dread. Twist that works.
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 jukebox musical. Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in turn-of-century Paris. Maximalist visual assault.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 final film. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Schnitzler novella adaptation. Substantial conclusion to Kubrick’s filmography.