There is something deeply disturbing in psychological thrillers that enter the most murky side of human relationships. We are not talking about the classic history of crime and punishment, but about those stories in which attraction, desire and power are intertwined in uncomfortable, almost visceral ways. These types of films, closer to erotic drama than to the traditional suspense, demand from their characters a raw emotional delivery, sometimes uncomfortable to look, but impossible to ignore.
That is what he achieves Babygirl: Forbidden desirethe film written and directed by Halina Reijn, which premiered in 2024 and is now available in Amazon Prime Video. The Dutch director, who had already demonstrated her firm and provocative pulse with Bodies Bodies, radically changes tone but not ambition, and gets fully into a story of obsessions, dynamics of power and toxic desire. Nicole Kidman y Harris Dickinson They are the protagonists of this film that leaves the viewer between fascinated and disturbed.
What is Babygirl?
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Sex, power and manipulation are the issues imposed on the film written and directed by Halina Reijn.
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The story of Babygirl: Forbidden desire revolves around Rink (Nicole Kidman), an executive executive of a technology company in New York, who feels unsatisfied in his personal life, especially in his relationship with her husband Jacob (Antonio Banderas), A theater director who is riding a production of Hedda Gaber, a work that reflects the frustration of women trapped in unhappy marriages. Roman’s life takes a turn when he meets Samuel (Harris Dickinson), a young intern in his company. What begins as a casual attraction becomes an intense relationship and loaded with sexual tension, where Romy assumes a submissive role, exploring aspects of his sexuality that he had maintained repressed.
As his adventure with Samuel intensifies, Romy begins to neglect his work and his family, putting everything he has built at risk. The situation is further complicated when Esme (Sophie Wilde), the Roman assistant, discovers the relationship and confronts it, threatening to reveal the secret if certain conditions are not met.
One of the peculiarities of this thriller, is that it adopts the feminine perspective of the protagonist, something unusual in the erotic feature films. According to Reijn itself in recent interviews, the idea of Babygirl It arose from a fascination with intergenerational relations marked by power, desire and ego. Throughout the film you can see the marked influences of other classics such as The graduate, Lolita and even Eyes Wide ShutStanley Kubrick’s film that also had the performance of Kidman.
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At its premiere, Babygirl He had a favorable reception. While most critics praised the performance of Nicole Kidmanas well as the audacity of the script and the direction of Reijn, others stressed that the rhythm of the tape could feel somewhat irregular. After a limited premiere in cinemas, the film makes its arrival to streaming where it already generates expectation among fans.
Babygirl is not a comfortable movie, nor seeks to be. It is an intense, provocative work that gets into complex issues such as age, desire, motherhood and self -perception. And he does it without sermons or morals, but with a staging that catches from the forefront. With 114 minutes, the film is already available in the catalog of Amazon Prime Video.
