Nicole Kidman, an Oscar-winning actor, has publicly said that she wants to work with legendary director Martin Scorsese, but with one important condition: he must make a movie about women.
In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Kidman talked about working with Scorsese as one of her dream projects and brought up the current discussion about how women are portrayed in his movies. Even though Scorsese has had a very successful career, most of the film he has directed have been about men, starring stars like Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Recent events point to a change in this trend. Lily Gladstone’s performance in Scorsese’s most recent movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, gave a woman a major part. She was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Oscar, which is a big change in how the director treats female roles.
The director has used women as the main characters in his work before. His 1974 movie “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” had a strong female lead, played by Ellen Burstyn, who was nominated for an Academy Award. However, complaints have stuck around, like the debate over Anna Paquin’s limited dialogue in “The Irishman.” Scorsese supported this choice by saying that her character’s silence was meant to be powerful.
Kidman’s ideas go beyond Scorsese. She said she would like to work with well-known directors like Michael Haneke, Spike Jones, Kathryn Bigelow, and Paul Thomas Anderson. She also respected up-and-coming artists, mentioning her good time working with director Karyn Kusama on the movie “Destroyer.”
Her comments are similar to those of other people in the business about how men and women are portrayed in movies. Kidman continues to push for more diversity and depth in all types of movies by fighting for women to have more important parts.
