The actress’ latest role sees her play plucky American journalist Martha Gellhorn, widely regarded as one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th century. Martha was also the third wife of American novelist Ernest Hemingway, and the TV film Hemingway & Gellhorn focuses on their turbulent relationship. Nicole believes the intimate scenes between the two lead characters are crucial to the storyline.
'I can see why Martha falls in love with Hemingway. He is a great teacher, and she is inspired by him,' Nicole told British newspaper The Telegraph. 'When they first meet, they have such a provocative relationship – and that is very stimulating for her. They have enormous chemistry. It’s palpable. That’s one of the reasons why the sex scenes are so important in this film.'
During the movie, Martha is seen struggling to be the perfect housewife to please Ernest – played by Clive Owen - as she harbours a desire to return to the war zone.
She eventually accepts a job to cover the Russian invasion of Finland, and that decision puts a fatal strain on their marriage, which ended in 1945 after five years.
Nicole is thrilled that director Philip Kaufman decided to tell Martha’s story.
'Unfortunately, history has simply put Gellhorn down as the third wife of Hemingway. That was very frustrating for her,' Nicole explained. 'Martha was so feisty and had such strong opinions. She had such disdain when anyone asked about Hemingway – ‘I have told you all these extraordinary war stories, and all you want to talk about is Hemingway!’
'Martha was the first female war correspondent to go into that man’s world. She put her backpack on, travelled to Spain [to cover the Spanish Civil War], went toe to toe with the men and found her voice.'
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