French beauty Marion Cotillard gets to laze about in some high-priced couture lingerie in the August issue of Interview magazine, which should be on newsstands soon.

The photo layout is shot by Mikarl Jansson, combining understated color images and slightly grainy black-and-white, all very delicately lit.

Marion is, of course, one of the world’s leading actresses and a true old-world screen siren — that rare beauty who commands rapturous attention every time she is on screen.

Yet, despite winning the best actress Oscar for La Vie en Rose a few years ago, Marion has remained largely unknown to North American audiences.

Until now, that is. Marion plays Leonardo DiCaprio’s doomed dream girl in the brain-melting Inception, which looks to become the summer’s biggest hit.

Audiences will be debating the meaning(s) of the film for years, but I think we can all agree that Marion has earned her share of the spotlight. And is another good reason why Inception is worth multiple viewings!