In 2014 , Kidman starred in the biographical film '' Grace of Monaco '' in the title role that chronicles the 1962 crisis , in which Charles de Gaulle blockaded the tiny principality , angered by Monaco 's status as a tax haven for wealthy French subjects and Kelly 's contemplating a Hollywood return to star in Alfred Hitchcock 's '' Marnie '' . Opening out of competition at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival , the film received largely negative reviews . Kidman also starred in two films with Colin Firth that year , the first being the British-Australian historical drama '' The Railway Man '' , in which Kidman played an officer 's wife . Katherine Monk of the Montreal Gazette said of Kidman 's performance , " It 's a truly masterful piece of acting that transcends Teplitzky 's store-bought framing , but it 's Kidman who delivers the biggest surprise : For the first time since her eyebrows turned into solid marble arches , the Australian Oscar winner is truly terrific " . Her second film with Firth was the British thriller film '' Before I Go To Sleep '' , portraying a car crash survivor with brain damage . She also appeared in the family film '' Paddington '' ( 2014 ) as a villain
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
Nicole Kidman