The French actress whose sultry persona takes over French and Hollywood films is Vogue's August cover lady. Marion Cotillard is the muse to Christian Dior and mother to one-year old Marcel. She also stars in The Dark Knight Rises which will hit cinemas in a matter of days.




But it seems this actress isn't only enchanting on the silver screen. She's also photogenic while doing the most natural of things - napping. According to Vogue's latest cover story:

It turns out her assistant has an art project in progress consisting of photographs taken of the actress while asleep in various locations: 0pen-mouthed in the backs of cars, dozing off in a pile of coats, curled up against a wall.

We can't imagine many people looking attractive while snoozing with their mouths open, but if this photographer says Marion looks divine while sleeping, we're not going to doubt it.

Go behind the scenes of Marion's latest shoot with Vogue below: