In this episode of the podcast, Woman in Revolt EIC Lindsay Pugh joins Alex to discuss Halina Reijn’s film Babygirl, Harris Dickinson’s performance, and more.
Woman in Revolt Editor-in-Chief joins Alex to discuss Halina Reijn’s Babygirl, a movie we liked but didn’t love but think is worth exploring.
Nicole Kidman stars as Romy, a high-powered CEO married to a theatre director, played by Antonio Banderas, but unsatisfied with her sexual relationship in her marriage. When a new intern at her company, played by Harris Dickinson, clocks her desire for submission, they begin a pas-de-deux that turns into a sexual power-exchange relationship.
On the episode, we discuss the film’s best scenes, why Harris Dickinson steals the film, whether the film is as racy as it thinks it is, some of its missteps, and compare it to other recent films it’s in conversation with (from Fifty Shades of Grey to Elle).
Show Notes for the podcast on Halina Reijn’s Babygirl
- Read the Interview Magazine interview with Halina Reijn
- Listen to an interview with Halina Reijn where she explains why she chose “Father Figure”. (It’s at the end of the episode.)
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Podcast Credits for Halina Reijn’s Babygirl
This episode was edited, produced, and recorded by Alex Heeney.
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