Angelina Jolie makes jaws drop at ‘Couture’ screening in New York; Actress shows off tattooed back in strapless gown – WATCH |
Angelina Jolie made a stunning appearance in New York City as she continued promotions for her upcoming film ‘Couture’. In true movie-star fashion, the actress captivated fans and photographers as she stepped out of her car in a glamorous black-and-white ensemble.The Oscar-winning actress attended the event in a chic strapless black Bottega Veneta gown layered beneath an oversized white Calvin Klein jacket and she completed the sophisticated look with a pair of dark aviators. Looking every bit the movie star, Jolie paused to greet fans, sign autographs and pose for photographs before heading into the building.
Angelina Jolie wows at ‘Couture’ screening
Angelina Jolie shows off her back tattoos
Moments later, the actress emerged without the jacket, revealing the full silhouette of her elegant strapless gown. The look also offered a glimpse of her back tattoos.
About ‘Couture’
Jolie’s appearance comes as she promotes ‘Couture’, which she said, was a ‘deeply personal’ project. The film, directed and written by acclaimed French filmmaker Alice Winocour, sees Jolie portraying Maxine, an American film director working in Europe on a fashion show production, who receives a breast cancer diagnosis.
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As part of the film’s promotion, Jolie recently hosted an intimate dinner at Atelier Jolie, her downtown New York creative collective on June 15. The event brought together cancer survivors, medical professionals and creatives to celebrate strength, healing and community.
Angelina Jolie on ‘Couture’
Reflecting on the film and her collaboration with Winocour, Jolie said at the event, “Alice is a wonderful director and approaches the stories of the women in Couture with sensitivity and hope. The film is not about an end for my character but rather about a renewed desire to live life until your last breath which particularly resonates with me at this time in my life.”The actress also opened up about the personal journey she experienced while making the film saying, “I am not sure I was strong enough even five years ago to do this. To be open and trusting to share and be vulnerable again.”
Angelina Jolie on losing her mom to cancer
Speaking about loss and family, Jolie added, “Things happen in life that take us off path. We lose ourselves and we feel isolated. I would have given anything to have my mother alive to be there for her grandchildren.”The actress first debuted Couture at the Toronto International Film Festival last September, where she discussed the film with Variety and said, “I felt very vulnerable.” She went on to add, “I feel like it’s such a personal film. It felt so private that in my mind, it’s probably the one film that doesn’t feel like a film.”
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The film is particularly personal for the actress, whose mother, Marcheline Bertrand, passed away from ovarian and breast cancer in 2007. In 2013, Jolie publicly revealed that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, which significantly increased her risk of developing breast cancer.
