Nicole Kidman on major difference between Australia and Europe: 'We don't talk about it'

Nicole Kidman's new erotic drama, Babygirl, has yet to be released in Australia but is making waves overseas. In the film, the 57-year-old Aussie actress stars as Romy, a powerful New York executive who's married to a theatre director (Antonio Banderas), but things are not great between the couple.

Then along comes Samuel (Harris Dickinson), the company's new intern, who works under Romy and makes his attraction clear. What follows is a forbidden and very steamy relationship between the two.

Nicole Kidman reveals difference between European and Australian film

During an interview with The Telegraph, Nicole said that she believes realistic sex scenes should replace the ones we're used to in Hollywood, because "it’s a huge part of who we are as human beings".

"I think sex is still not explored enough on screen, particularly in American films," she added. "European cinema is a different matter; it’s just part of what they do. But America, England, Australia — we don’t talk about it."

Nicole Kidman doesn't want her daughters watching Babygirl

While Nicole felt empowered by her role in the film, she doesn't want her daughters Sunday Rose, 16, and Faith Margaret, 14, to watch it.

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"Well, my daughters aren’t seeing it," she said. "But they’ve also declared that they don’t want to see it. Neither of them has any interest in seeing Mum like that."

Nicole, herself, didn't even want to watch the film, saying of the film's Venice Film Festival premiere, "I remember covering my face at one point and burying my head in Halina’s chest at another. Because it was a bit like, 'Oh, gosh. I don’t want to watch myself doing this.'"

Nicole's surprising admission about Babygirl

It comes after Nicole described Babygirl as "emotionally disturbing", adding Big Little Lies was equally as difficult to make.

Speaking with Zendaya for Variety's Actors on Actors, Nicole said she was left with "bruises" all over her body due to the intensity of the scenes. She shared that while she's filming a project like this, her mind obviously knows it's not real, but her body has no idea.

"It's really taxing going through all of those emotions," she said. "So you’re putting yourself through the trauma. On Babygirl, there were parts that are now not in the film that we shot that gave me - it was exhausting, but it was also just emotionally disturbing."

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"The same when I was doing Big Little Lies. That was disturbing to my body and my psyche, because I couldn’t tell what was real and what wasn’t. I would have real bruises all over my back and body."

Speaking about Babygirl and Big Little Lies, she said, "My brain would say, 'Hold on. You’re hurt.' So I’ve done things where they clean my chakras and pray and get out the sage. Honestly, I’ll take whatever so I can step into the next place free, and not scarred or damaged or wounded.

"Which sounds like I’m bats*** crazy, but I'm not. Even just a massage, where suddenly you get a beautiful touch. That's healing, and we have to heal. I’m still learning not to sacrifice my body for the sake of the art, because part of me wants to. Having to value who I am, it's a journey."

Babygirl is set to hit Australian cinemas on January 30.

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