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\"And all I have to do to keep it is kill for 36 weeks in a row and then do it again the next year,\" she continues. \"You know I did this show so Desi and I could be together. I had no idea it was gonna be a hit.\"

The film, which arrives in theaters Dec. 10 and on Prime Video Dec. 21, has already received Ball and Arnaz's daughter's stamp of approval.

Lucie Arnaz shared a video on \"I Love Lucy Day\" on Oct. 15 in which she first offered glowing praise for Sorkin's efforts.

\"That guy made a great movie,\" Lucie Arnaz said about Sorkin, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. \"What can I tell you? He captured the essence of that time in their lives so well.\"

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PHOTO: Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem appear on the poster for the 2021 film, "Being the Ricardos."
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\"He captured the heart of my mother, my father, their relationship,\" she continued. \"He captured the love between those players in the 'I Love Lucy' show, the tension that was brought on in this particular week when all hell broke loose.\"

She then touched on the portrayal of her parents in the film. \"Nicole Kidman became my mother's soul,\" she said. \"She crawled into her head ... she cared very deeply about this part. It shows. And I believed everything she said.\"

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PHOTO: Nicole Kidman appears as Lucille Ball in a trailer for the 2021 film, "Being the Ricardos."
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She said Bardem had \"everything\" that her father possessed.

\"He has his wit, his charm, his dimples, his musicality,\" she listed. \"He has his strength and tenacity, and you can tell from the performance that he just loved him. And that's what you needed.\"

Lucie said she was \"astounded\" that everyone in the film was \"perfectly cast.\"

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