91裸聊视频淏abygirl,91裸聊视频� an erotic thriller about a female CEO who begins an affair with a younger, male intern, is about sex, certainly. But that91裸聊视频檚 just part of the story.

It91裸聊视频檚 also about desire, secrets, marriage, truth, power and consent, star Nicole Kidman said Friday at the . And it91裸聊视频檚 bound to inspire conversations for months to come.

From filmmaker Halina Reijn, 91裸聊视频淏abygirl91裸聊视频� is having its world premiere Friday evening on the Lido, where it91裸聊视频檚 playing in competition before A24 releases it in theaters in December.

Antonio Banderas plays the husband of Kidman91裸聊视频檚 character and Harris Dickinson is the intern. Both her personal life and career are jeopardized through the ripples of the affair.

91裸聊视频淚 hope it91裸聊视频檚 a very liberating story,91裸聊视频� Kidman said. 91裸聊视频淚t was told by a woman through her gaze 91裸聊视频� that91裸聊视频檚 what to me what made it so unique.91裸聊视频�

Arriving at the festival by water taxi, Kidman posed for photographers on the dock in the blazing sun before making her way to a news conference. She wore a black Bottega Veneta midi dress with short sleeves and a deep V-neck.

Kidman came to Venice 25 years ago with another risqu茅 film: Stanley Kubrick91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淓yes Wide Shut.91裸聊视频� But even with a resume full of boundary-pushing, sexy and challenging work, she still has some anxiety about this one. During a news conference, she said she was nervous.

91裸聊视频淚 hope my hands aren91裸聊视频檛 shaking,91裸聊视频� Kidman said.

She said that as an actor she91裸聊视频檚 always interested in examining human beings 91裸聊视频� especially women 91裸聊视频� on screen and exploring questions about what it means to be human and the 91裸聊视频渓abyrinth of that.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭his definitely leaves me exposed and frightened and vulnerable when it91裸聊视频檚 given to the world,91裸聊视频� she said.

Reijn, who previously made the youthful, anarchic slasher 91裸聊视频� ,91裸聊视频� was excited to explore the idea of female desire, but also about a woman in an existential crisis. With that in mind, she said it was important for the husband, who does not satisfy Kidman91裸聊视频檚 character, to be both handsome and masculine. This, she said, is why she wanted Banderas.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a cautionary tale about what happens when you suppress your own desires,91裸聊视频� Reijn said.

The director was inspired to make 91裸聊视频淏abygirl91裸聊视频� out of a love for the erotic thrillers of the 1980s and 90s from the likes of Paul Verhoeven and Adrian Lyne, but unlike in some of those stories, she didn91裸聊视频檛 want to 91裸聊视频減unish91裸聊视频� the woman.

91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 want any of my characters to be punished,91裸聊视频� Reijn said. 91裸聊视频淚 just want them to be.91裸聊视频�

Kidman and Dickinson got to know one another prior to filming through rehearsals in New York, knowing that the shoot would be quick. They also utilized an intimacy coordinator to help guide them through the steamier scenes.

91裸聊视频淏abygirl91裸聊视频� also looks at generational differences when it comes to topics like sex and intimacy, juxtaposing Kidman and Banderas with Dickinson and actor Sophie Wilde.

91裸聊视频淚t was four of us together on a journey and it was really, really intimate,91裸聊视频� Kidman said. 91裸聊视频淓normous care taken by all of us, we were all very gentle with each other and helped each other.91裸聊视频�

Dickinson liked the specificity in which the story and script addressed the 91裸聊视频渃onfusion within a young man of now.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淎 confusion about how to conduct yourself and how to conduct yourself in sex,91裸聊视频� Dickinson said. 91裸聊视频淗alina was always ready to dissect and challenge that and challenge the nuance of the behavior. That opened up a whole new world of the film.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淏abygirl91裸聊视频� is competing for the festival91裸聊视频檚 top prizes alongside the and the yet-to-premiere 91裸聊视频淭he Room Next Door,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淨ueer91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淛oker: Folie 脿 Deux.91裸聊视频� Winners will be announced on Sept. 7.