‘Babygirl’ Director Praises Intimacy Coordinators For Achieving “More Extreme Sex Scenes”
deadline.comIn the A24 erotic workplace thriller Babygirl, Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson use a few moves that would make human resources blush.
Writer and director Halina Reijn recently explained that the presence of intimacy coordinator Lizzy Talbot allowed them to achieve “way more risky” sex scenes in the film, which is now playing in theaters. “You can get more extreme sex scenes that look way more risky than when you’re thinking ‘no, let the actresses find out themselves,'” she told IndieWire. “That’s such a dated idea of what sexuality is and how to approach it.
I really am against it.” “I’m also against people who are saying, ‘No, my actors didn’t want an intimacy coordinator.’ That makes no sense.
It is also for your safety as a director and for everyone. What if there is a misunderstanding? It’s just amazing to have a person like that on set.
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