{"product_id":"nicole-kidman-david-thomson-9781400077816","title":"Nicole Kidman","description":"From the brilliant film historian and critic David Thomson, a book that reinvents the star biography in a singularly illuminating portrait of Nicole Kidman--and what it means to be a top actress today. At once life story, love letter, and critical analysis, this is not merely a book about who Kidman is but about what she is--in our culture and in our minds, on- and offscreen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTall, Australian, one of the striking beauties of the world, Nicole Kidman is that rare modern phenomenon--an authentic movie star who is as happy and as creative throwing a seductive gaze from some magazine cover as she is being Virginia Woolf in \u003ci\u003eThe Hours. \u003c\/i\u003eHere is the story of how this actress began her career, has grown through her roles, taken risks, made good choices and bad, and worried about money, aging, and image. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are the details of an actress's life: her performances in \u003ci\u003eTo Die For, The Portrait of a Lady, Eyes Wide Shut, Moulin Rouge , The Hours, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBirth, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other films; her high-visibility marriage to Tom Cruise; her intense working relationship with Stanley Kubrick and her collaborations with Anthony Minghella and Baz Luhrmann; her work with Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Ren e Zellweger, and John Malkovich; her decisions concerning nudity, endorsements, and publicity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd here are Thomson's scintillating considerations of what celebrity means in the life of an actress like Kidman; of how the screen becomes both barrier and open sesame for her and for her audience; of what is required today of an actress of Kidman's stature if she is to remain vital to the industry and to the audiences who made her a prime celebrity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImpassioned, opinionated, dazzlingly original in its approach and ideas, \u003ci\u003eNicole Kidman \u003c\/i\u003eis as alluring and as much fun as Nicole Kidman herself, and David Thomson's most remarkable book yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Thomson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400077818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400077816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.24w x 0.53d","brand":"David Thomson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075668111615,"sku":"9781400077816","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ef0fe3e-b6f4-4386-bfe3-24a6bd10f37a.jpg?v=1685460760","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nicole-kidman-david-thomson-9781400077816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}