Nicole: drawn to philosophical filmmaking

Julie Rigg interviewed Nicole Kidman recently about her involvement in a new film, Margot at the Wedding. As they discussed the ‘smaller, riskier films’ that Nicole tends to do best at, I was struck by what she said:

“I’m drawn to directors that I consider to be philosophers. You can’t always make films like that (Dogville, Margot at the Wedding) because they don’t get the money… and there’s not very many scripts that are written with big ideas.”

For an actor of Kidman’s callibre, experience and Hollywood stripes, I found this refreshing. She sets a high benchmark for what filmmakers can and should aspire to be – modern philosophers – uniquely gifted to offer perspectives on life in a most eloquent way.

‘Philosophical directors’ Nicole Kidman has worked for (as listed by Rigg):
Alejandro Amenabar, The Others
Jonathan Glazer, Birth
Lars Von Trier, Dogville
Gus Van Sant, To Die For