Nicole+Kidman

In 1992 Nicole was the female protagonist starring in "Far and Away", a drama film directed by Ron Howard. The male protagonist was Tom Cruise. The movie is about two Irish immigrants, Joseph Donnelly and Shannon Christie, seeking their fortune in 1890s America, eventually taking part in the Land Run of 1893. Joseph, after property eviction by Daniel Christie (who was his landlord), decides to take revenge on him but before the duel Shannon, Daniel's daughter, who is growing dissatisfied with the traditional views of her parents' generation and longs to be modern, helps Joseph to escape and convinces him to leave with her for America. There, they find jobs and begin saving money. Joseph becomes a local barehanded boxer and everything goes well. But, when he loses a boxing match, their money is taken away and Joseph and Shannon are left to starve in the winter cold. In the meantime, Shannon's parents decide to come to America to look for her. Their efforts are unnecessary: Shannon has an accident and Joseph brings her to them. After many months Joseph decides to participate to the Land Run of 1893 in Oklahoma Territory and there he meet Shannon and her family. He persuades Shannon, who is still in love with him, to participate to the race with him and they win their own land. "Far and Away" received generally modest reviews, and was not very well received by audiences. Although it was not a huge flop as it was often believed, it fell far below the studio's expectations considering that it had two big stars (Cruise and Kidman).
 * FAR AND AWAY**

Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 film directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novella Traumnovelle (in English Dream Story) by Arthur Schnitzler. The film stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Kubrick died shortly after editing the film, and while the distributor presented it as fully completed by Kubrick, a number of critics and fans argued that he would likely have continued to make changes had he not died. The film was released on July 13, 1999 to a mixed critical reaction. However, like many other Kubrick films, the film has received acclaim as it has aged. The storyline, set in and around New York City, follows the surreal, sexually charged adventures of Dr. William "Bill" Harford (Cruise), who is shocked after his wife, Alice (Kidman), reveals that she had contemplated having an affair a year earlier. Throughout, there are suggestions the film exists on the plane of dream or reverie, though there is never any clear resolution of where "reality" ends and "dream" begins. The story follows a dramatic structure of leaving the familiar world, entering a strange and mysterious otherworld, and returning to the familiar world. In the third part of the movie, Bill revisits the scenes of the adventures he had the night before. This is reminiscent of the structure Kubrick used in A Clokwork Orange, in which the character Alex revisits each of the locations at which he performed violent acts in the first part of that movie. In each location, Bill's mystique is stripped from the locations that had previously been full of sexual temptation.
 * EYES WIDE SHUT**

The film begins in contemporary New York City in the apartment of wealthy, married couple Dr. William and Alice Harford. They are preparing for a Christmas party at the home of Victor Ziegler, a friend and patient of Bill's. During the party, an older Hungarian man tries to seduce Alice, while two younger models try to seduce Bill. Alice and Bill both resist their respective temptations. During the party, Bill is summoned by Ziegler to his private bathroom where he finds a naked prostitute who has over-dosed from a speedball. Bill helps her regain consciousness and promises to Victor that he will not speak of the event. Bill also meets an old friend, Nick Nightingale, a former medical student who is now a pianist with the band at the party. Nick informs Bill that he is currently playing at the Sonata Café. //Take a look to this movie if you want to know what happens after the party...//

The Portrait of a Lady is a 1996 film adaptation of Henry James's novel The Portrait of a Lady directed Jane Campion.The film tells the story of Isabel Archer (Kidman), a young woman of independent means whose innocence ultimately sees her manipulated by her 'friend' Madame Merle (Hershey) and the devious Gilbert Osmond (Malkovich). Kidman wore a corset in the film to to take her waist down to 19 inches. She also spent two weeks in bed after filming, diagnosed as suffering from "emotional stress.
 * PORTRAIT OF A LADY**
 * **//The Portrait of a Lady//** ||
 * **Directed by** ||
 * [|Jane Campion] ||
 * **Written by** ||
 * [|Laura Jones] ||
 * **Starring** ||
 * [|Nicole Kidman], [|John Malkovich] ||
 * **Music by** ||
 * [|Wojciech Kilar] ||
 * **Distributed by** ||
 * [|Gramercy Pictures] (US theatrical ||
 * **Music by** ||
 * [|Wojciech Kilar] ||
 * **Distributed by** ||
 * [|Gramercy Pictures] (US theatrical ||
 * **Distributed by** ||
 * [|Gramercy Pictures] (US theatrical ||