Nicole Kidman called this one of her favorites among her filmography. She also believes it's one of the most overlooked and misunderstood films of her career, saying the controversies surrounding the bathtub scene eclipsed the themes of grief and vulnerability in the film.
Christina Applegate turned down the lead role, due to the sexual nature of the film, and claimed that it was rewritten at Nicole Kidman's request.
Nicole Kidman read the screenplay and wanted to do the film when she found out that Jonathan Glazer was directing, as she loved his previous film, Sexy Beast (2000).
During a tribute to Nicole Kidman at the New York Film Festival in 2012, NYFF program director Richard Peña called this film one of the most underrated films of the last twenty years.
Second collaboration between Nicole Kidman and Lauren Bacall. Kidman referred to Bacall as her "American mother."
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