In the first sequences of the film, Monica Bellucci offers viewers a full nude, which has been much talked about. "When you agree to work with a director you rely totally on him, on his world. Garrel has his own universe: you can love it or not, but it belongs to him. When I decided to be part of it, I also accepted that nude scene, with generosity. It was not easy: I was in a very fragile moment of my being a woman, a month after giving birth. But in that sequence, as in the whole film, I felt protected and respected," Bellucci said.