"She is that rare thing: a wonderful actress, a wonderful soul possessed of that skinlessness that the camera is greedy for, which allows us to glimpse all of her frailties, her sorrows, her joys, her good heart. She manages all of those things with grace, style and an astonishing work ethic." - Anthony Minghella on Nicole Kidman

Australia (2008) Nicole plays Lady Sarah Ashley AUSTRALIA is an epic and romantic action adventure, set in that country on the explosive brink of World War II. In it, an English aristocrat (Kidman) travels to the faraway continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local (Jackman) and reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited. Together, they embark upon a transforming journey across hundreds of miles of the world’s most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain, only to still face the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor. GENERAL INFORMATION Released: Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Written by: Richard Flanagan Co-stars: Hugh Jackman Genre: Romance, Historical, Drama, Epic Filming: Began April 2007, lasting 9 months. Filmed in Bowen, Queensland (Australia) and Western Australia. Budget: $100m Box Office: - Runtime: mins / hr mins MEDIA Trailers: Clips: Official site: Gallery: - Quotes: - NICOLE SAYS... REVIEWS AWARDS & NOMINATIONS TRIVIA [1] Russell Crowe was originally set to play the male lead, but dropped out due to money conflicts [2] Has been described as the Australian 'Gone With The Wind' [3] Nicole said Baz wrote this film (or part) for her. [4] After Russell Crowe dropped out, Heath Ledger was in line to play the male lead [5] Nicole and Hugh Jackman and his wife have been close friends for many years [6] Hugh Jackman describes it as "a combination of Out of Africa, Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia - that kind of world, a romantic adventure epic with me and Nicole." [7] Luhrmann shot 2.7 million feet of film, which is no doubt an Australian record and probably ranks it among the most profligate in cinema history. WORTH WATCHING FOR... ... DISCUSS Share your thoughts on this at our Forum Last Updated: November 29th 2008

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