Halina argued thatrelationshipsfeaturing older women and younger men should be normalized and criticizedsocietal double standards.
The age gap between Nicole, 57, and Harris, 28, has consequently raised eyebrows.
Nevertheless, Halina has since defended casting an older female lead with a younger male counterpart.
It should completely be normalized that theage gapsswitch and that women have different relationships.
Were not trapped in a box anymore.
We internalize the male gaze, we internalizepatriarchy, and we need to free ourselves from it.
She read a very early draft ofBabygirland immediately said, I want to play that character.
Halina shared: She also said she wanted to surrender to it and not change a thing.
Once Nicole was on board, I woke up totally panicked.
We had one of the best actors in the world.
Its impossible to find a young man whos not only as good as her, but can dominate her.
But then I saw Harris inTriangle of Sadness.
Hes so vulnerable, yet so masculine and macho.
Hes kind of an ideal man, because he has all of these layers.
Ive always felt very unsafe and just embarrassed, to be honest with you.
I felt like an open wound.
Halina, who has appeared inRed LightandConspiracy of Silenceadded: You cant do a fight without a stunt coordinator.
Your actors will get hurt, and it will look lame on camera.
Its the same withsex scenes.
Its very, very useful to have someone who knows all the little tricks and makes everyone feel safe.
Funny enough, the days with intimacy scenes are often the most clear.
There are still nerves, but everybody comes to set super prepared.
Its never like a glamour scene from a Hollywood movie in the 90s.
Thats just not how it works.
Dont come near me.
I hate doing this.
I dont care if I am never touched again in my life!
It was so present all the time for me that it was almost like a burnout.
There was an enormous amount of sharing and trust and then frustration,TheMoulin Rouge!star said.
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