Isabella Rossellini Wanted to ‘Protect’ Her Body Double During ‘Death Becomes Her’ Nude Scene: I Was ‘Like a Mother’

Isabella Rossellini wanted the “Death Becomes Her” set to be a shared experience, even if she wasn’t the one disrobing onscreen.
The actress told Variety that while she didn’t believe she was fit enough at the time to show off her rear end in one sequence of the film, which co-starred Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, Rossellini didn’t want her body double to feel abandoned at all.
“I went up to my double and I said, ‘I will stay here in my trailer. If you need me, just let me know and I’ll come out and be here with you,'” Rossellini said. “I was there like a mother saying, ‘I’m here to protect you.’”
Rossellini previously told Vulture that there was a “bodily nudity” to the scene in question.
“I think it’s important, if you do a nude scene, to take responsibility,” Rossellini said,...
The actress told Variety that while she didn’t believe she was fit enough at the time to show off her rear end in one sequence of the film, which co-starred Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, Rossellini didn’t want her body double to feel abandoned at all.
“I went up to my double and I said, ‘I will stay here in my trailer. If you need me, just let me know and I’ll come out and be here with you,'” Rossellini said. “I was there like a mother saying, ‘I’m here to protect you.’”
Rossellini previously told Vulture that there was a “bodily nudity” to the scene in question.
“I think it’s important, if you do a nude scene, to take responsibility,” Rossellini said,...
- 9/5/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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