CinemaThe biggest regret of Nicole Kidman’s career, according to herselfThe actress’ lament involves one of the films filmed alongside Tom Cruise, her ex-husband – but it has nothing to do with him today at 8am

With a four-decade career, Nicole Kidman accumulates popular films on his resume, such as A Distant Dream (1992), A Dream without Limits (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Cold Mountain (2003) and Aquaman (2018). For its performance in The Hours (2002), won the Oscar for best actress and was nominated for the award on other occasions.

Another notable work of the actress was Eyes Wide Shut (1999), recorded with her then husband Tom Cruise. It ended up becoming the director’s last feature film Stanley Kubrickwho passed away shortly before its release. Regarding this work, Kidman She has a regret that she considers the biggest of her career.

In a 2012 interview with FilmMaker Magazineshe recalled what she defines as the saddest day of her career: the day of Kubrick. The American had the opportunity to watch the final version of Eyes Wide Shut the night before the filmmaker’s death. The next day, she wanted to call the director, but was soon informed about her death, caused by a heart attack.

Not having congratulated Stanley Kubrick in time for the work is precisely the biggest regret of his artistic career. Nicole Kidman. Simply and directly, he said:

In my film life, that was the worst (day). And it’s also my biggest regret.”

About Eyes Wide Shut

Based on the book Brief Dream Novelfrom Arthur Schnitzler, Eyes Wide Shut tells the story of a doctor who is shocked to discover his wife’s desire to have cheated on him months ago. This makes him embark on a journey involving orgies promoted by a mysterious secret society.

In addition to Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruisethe cast brings Sydney Pollack, Todd Field, Marie Richardson and Alan Cumming. In addition to the direction, Stanley Kubrick He also wrote the script and was the film’s producer.

Eyes Wide Shut received only average reviews at the time of its release, but over time, it also came to be considered one of the best works of Stanley Kubrick. It was also the filmmaker’s most financially profitable film: US$162.1 million was raised at the box office.

A curious fact about the film is that its recording took just over a year to complete, including 46 consecutive weeks of filming. Such a delay made Guinness recognize Eyes Wide Shut as the film with the longest and most continuous recordings in history.

Collaborated: Augusto Ikeda.