Nicole tells of 'pain'
2004-03-26 14:39
London - Nicole Kidman says making her latest film, Dogville was a painful and miserable experience.
The actress says she cried "repeatedly" during filming because the director, Lars von Trier, was "harsh and judgmental".
Despite finding him difficult to work with, Kidman says it was a great learning experience.
"At the start, I told him 'listen I'm standing here in a forest in Sweden with you because I admire you and because I want to make art'.
"I don't mean to sound pretentious. Lars chooses to be brutally honest, he says exactly what he thinks and feels.
"It's frightening at times, but what it does is transport you, if you're willing to go with him, into a very close relationship because you'll reveal so much."
Kidman says she's still on good terms with the film-maker, although she does not say whether she will work with him again.
The film, itself, is far from jolly. Set in the depression, it is about a woman on the run from gangsters, who is raped by a group of savage men. Her co-star is Paul Bettany. - Ananova.com