Jodie Turner-Smith exudes elegance at The Whale premiere during the Venice Film Festival 

Jodie Turner-Smith exudes elegance in a dramatic blue gown with sequinned bandeau top as she graces the red carpet at The Whale premiere during the Venice Film Festival

Jodie Turner-Smith exuded elegance as she graced the red carpet at The Whale premiere during the Venice Film Festival on Sunday.

The British actress, 35, looked incredible in a figure hugging blue gown complete with long a dramatic cape.

The custom Harbison look featured a  a scooping neck – which finished just below her bust – as she added a yellow and black bandeau top over her cleavage.

Stunning: Jodie Turner-Smith, 35, exuded elegance as she graced the red carpet at The Whale premiere during the Venice Film Festival on Sunday

Jodie’s train featured a black underlining with matching sequins and dramatic puff sleeves that hung off of her shoulders. 

The actress kept chic with attached elbow-length satin gloves, accessorising with a hefty diamond bracelet and matching jewel pendant necklace. 

Jodie went full-glam for her makeup look with a yellow shadow on her inner eye corner and a black cat-eyeliner look. 

Perfection: The custom Harbison look featured a a scooping neck - which finished just below her bust - as she added a yellow and black bandeau top over her cleavage

Perfection: The custom Harbison look featured a a scooping neck – which finished just below her bust – as she added a yellow and black bandeau top over her cleavage

Chic: The custom Harbison look featured a a scooping neck - which finished just below her bust - as she added a yellow and black bandeau top over her cleavage.

Chic: The custom Harbison look featured a a scooping neck – which finished just below her bust – as she added a yellow and black bandeau top over her cleavage.

Sparkles: The actress kept chic with attached elbow-length satin gloves, accessorising with a hefty diamond bracelet and matching jewel pendant necklace

Sparkles: The actress kept chic with attached elbow-length satin gloves, accessorising with a hefty diamond bracelet and matching jewel pendant necklace

The Whale: The psychological drama is directed by Darren Aronofsky and stars Brendan Fraser (pictured) as a professor struggling with obesity

The Whale: The psychological drama is directed by Darren Aronofsky and stars Brendan Fraser (pictured) as a professor struggling with obesity 

Wearing her hair short in a 1920s inspired wave the beauty beamed as she made her way along the red carpet.

The psychological drama is directed by Darren Aronofsky and stars Brendan Fraser alongside Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink.

The film reportedly received an eight minute standing ovation at its first screening – with the applause sparked when Brendan’s name came up on the credits, reports The Independent.  

Beaming: Jodie appeared to be in her element as she posed for photographers

Beaming: Jodie appeared to be in her element as she posed for photographers 

A look: She went full-glam for her makeup look with a yellow shadow on her inner eye corner and a black cat-eyeliner look

A look: She went full-glam for her makeup look with a yellow shadow on her inner eye corner and a black cat-eyeliner look

Dapper: Brendan put on a dapper display in a black suit as he took to the red carpet

Dapper: Brendan put on a dapper display in a black suit as he took to the red carpet

The actor put on a dapper display in a black suit as he took to the red carpet with his cast mates – posing for snaps alongside director Darren and his fellow co-stars. 

Its official synopsis reads: ‘A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.’

It marks Brendan’s first lead role in a movie since straight-to-DVD thriller Breakout in 2013, leading many fans to believe this is his comeback. 

Stats: (L-R) Brendan Fraser, Hong Chau, director Darren Aronofsky, Sadie Sink and Ty Simpkins posed for the cameras

Stats: (L-R) Brendan Fraser, Hong Chau, director Darren Aronofsky, Sadie Sink and Ty Simpkins posed for the cameras 

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