Jessica Chastain demands a story purpose for sex scenes

Restraint in filming intimate scenes apparently packs way more punch than going full gratuitous, at least according to one Oscar winner.

Jessica Chastain on filming Dreams

• Jessica Chastain plays a wealthy socialite in Michel Franco's Dreams.
• Her character has an affair with an undocumented immigrant named Fernando Rodriguez.
• Chastain personally requested relocating one scene from exposed windows.
• The staircase sequence felt voyeuristic yet kept her fully covered.

Her take on intimate scenes

• Chastain feels hiding more on screen creates a stronger impact.
• Challenging material is exactly what she gravitates toward.
• Scenes From A Marriage required similar vulnerability from her.
• Tammy Faye even had her filming a love scene while pregnant.

Franco's collaboration history

• Dreams marks their second project together as collaborators.
• Memory from 2023 was where Chastain and Franco first teamed up.