Babygirl, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival is our new LuxFilmLab. It stars Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut, Moulin Rouge, The Others…), Harris Dickinson (Triangle of Sadness, The Iron Claw…), and Antonio Banderas (La Piel que habito, Interview with a Vampire…) in the main roles.
Nicole Kidman’s performance was awarded a few months ago at the Venice Film Festival and recently at the National Board of Review. She said that “It was very freeing” (Golden Globes) and that the film gives a “very modern look at women’s sexuality.”
Halina Reijn, director of Instinct (2019) and Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2021), returns to discuss desire, both hidden and assumed, with a central question of ‘What do we really desire?’ An answer that often remains laconic and taboo.
At a time when women’s voices are becoming freer, are we still shaped by patriarchy and subject to the balance of power?
These are the questions addressed in Halina Reijn’s third feature film, a thriller and an erotic drama, in which the director masters the genres, still with a touch of humour.
Tickets for our new LuxFilmLab are available on the Kinepolis webshop at the regular rates at Ciné Utopia*.
About LuxFilmLab :
The first Wednesday of every month, LuxFilmLab – a joint initiative by Luxembourg City Film Festival and Kinepolis – highlights one feature film, chosen in cooperation by LuxFilmFest’s team and the Kinepolis programme team. A member of the Festival programming team introduces the special LuxFilmLab screenings, with the aim of supporting films whose release dates didn’t allow for them to be selected for the Festival itself but whose artistic qualities would very likely have led to their inclusion in the LuxFilmFest line-up.
*LuxFilmFest isn’t involved in the commercial aspects of these screenings. Access to the screenings and ticket prices are set by Kinepolis.
