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Kirsten Dunstrecalled being “nervous” while making the movieMarie Antoinettewhen she was 22 years old.
The actress, now 39, revealed to her former costarJamie Dornanthat she also felt “overwhelmed” while filming intimate scenes with directorSofia CoppoladuringVariety’sActors on Actorschat.
“All our stuff was like making out, and I’m not comfortable with that. It’s never comfortable, ever,” she explained. “I think my first time I even showed my breasts was with Sofia. She never used the take, and I don’t even think you were there.”
Dornan — who had his first acting role inMarie Antoinette— seemed surprised to learn of Dunst’s experience on the film.
He responded, “God, that’s crazy to know. I mean, you handled it well. I thought you were in control of everything.”
Dornan, a Screen Actors Guild award nominee for his role as Pa inBelfast, also explained that the pair’s first meeting was while filming a scene.
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“I remember we had to improvise,” he said. “Sofia did this thing of how we didn’t really meet until we met in the scene. Isn’t that right?”
“Oh yeah, which is sometimes a little bit more awkward,” Dunst, who is nominated for aScreen Actors Guild awardfor her performance in Netflix’sThe Power of the Dog, added.
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In November, Dunst opened up about working with Coppola on the 2000 movieThe Virgin Suicides.
She added, “It was very empowering for me at that age in terms of the way I felt about myself and my beauty.”
source: people.com
