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Article: Nicole Kidman on `Moulin Rouge,' Tom Cruise and going solo.(The Virginian-Pilot)
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- June 8, 2001
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. _ Fresh from the Cannes Film Festival, Nicole Kidman is barefoot and sassy.
If you expect a sad, downtrodden woman in the midst of one of the nastiest divorces ever, think again. That side of the estranged Mrs. Tom Cruise is way in the background.
Instead, the woman we're about to interview is very much the movie star _ the girlish, giggling leading lady of "Moulin Rouge."
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the musical is considered risky because it's set in the bawdy Paris of 1899, yet features songs from modern artists like Madonna, Elton John and Paul McCartney. In addition, it's also a risk for Kidman because it tests her solo ...