Dakota Johnson displays her cleavage in a simple but sultry flesh-tone gown on the Venice Film Festival red carpet

Dakota Johnson stopped the Venice Film Festival red carpet in its tracks on Friday night as she hit the Black Mass premiere as she arrived in a sultry flesh-tone gown.

Going backless with her hair tall on top, the starlet went braless, relying on delicate spaghetti straps to contain her cleavage.

The Fifty Shades Of Grey actress, 25, cleverly combined simple elegance with a racy touch as she slicked on a crimson lipstick and smouldered for the cameras.

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Sultry: Dakota Johnson looked exquisite at the Black Mass film premiere at Venice Film Festival on Friday night

Sultry: Dakota Johnson looked exquisite at the Black Mass film premiere at Venice Film Festival on Friday night

Be pretty in pale pink like Dakota

Dakota Johnson was the epitome of femininity at the Venice Film Festival on Friday night. The Fifty Shades of Grey actress, on hand to promote her latest film Black Mass, chose a pale, dusty pink gown with spaghetti straps, simple drop earrings and casually upswept hair. She makes it all look so effortless.

When you're in Italy, it doesn't hurt to have Prada in your camp. Indeed, the house custom-made this simple silhouette just for Johnson. Sadly, that means you can't buy this exact dress, but you can partake of the pretty blush Prada hue. Click right to check out the fall collection which features pale pink dresses, coats and pantsuit sets.

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While she may have been thrust into the limelight by her starring role alongside Jamie Dornan in the erotic 2015 flick, but Dakota was on the arm of another mega-star on Friday.

She was joined by Black Mass co-star Johnny Depp for the red carpet premiere, which will see the pair unveil their latest work.

Dakota stars as Lindsey Cyr in the biographical drama, a story about Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and one of the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston of the 20th century.

Whitey is played by Depp and follows the true retelling of how he became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

Slender shape: The brunette piled her hair high on top to reveal her backless dress

Slender shape: The brunette piled her hair high on top to reveal her backless dress

All eyes: She garnered all the attention as she spun around in front of the photographers

All eyes: She garnered all the attention as she spun around in front of the photographers

Classic: She needed no fuss and frills to stun on Friday night

Classic: She needed no fuss and frills to stun on Friday night

It's an all-star line-up for the 2016 release, with Joel Edgerton, Juno Temple and Benedict Cumberbatch also starring.

Dakota and Johnny arrived together in Venice the same afternoon, ready to debut their new biopic to the judging panel at the 72nd annual event.

Their British counterpart Benedict did not seem to be present, though they shared Friday night's red carpet with acting stars Amber, Elizabeth Banks and Diane Kruger.

Daring: She narrowly avoided a Fifty Shades Of Grey moment, going braless in the gown

Daring: She narrowly avoided a Fifty Shades Of Grey moment, going braless in the gown

Going braless: She revealed her cleavage as the straps held up her dress
Sultry: She slicked on a crimson lipstick for a sultry touch

Backless design: The design was cleverly held up but delicate spaghetti straps

The latter two Hollywood stars make up the judging panel for The Venezia 72 Competition jury, as just one of three juries drawn from international fields.  

Their jury will be headed up by Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron and also feature British screenplay writer Lynne Ramsay, French author Emmanuel Carrère and Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien.

The festival runs until 12 September this year and will review such films as Everest and The Danish Girl.

The competition will feature 21 films, including hotly-anticipated roles by Johnny Depp, Eddie Redmayne, Keira Knightley, Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult. 

Co-star: Dakota was accompanied by her Black Mass co-star Johnny Depp

Co-star: Dakota was accompanied by her Black Mass co-star Johnny Depp

Stars of the show: Dakota and Johnny were joined by director Scott Cooper and co-star Joel Edgerton

Stars of the show: Dakota and Johnny were joined by director Scott Cooper and co-star Joel Edgerton

Natural: Candid moments captured between the pair showed their close working relationship

Natural: Candid moments captured between the pair showed their close working relationship

Protective: Johnny wrapped a protective arm around the beauty at all times

Protective: Johnny wrapped a protective arm around the beauty at all times

Elegant: She managed to negotiate her dress length well on the red carpet

Elegant: She managed to negotiate her dress length well on the red carpet

Good group: The director put a warm arm around his cast, proud of their efforts as a team

Good group: The director put a warm arm around his cast, proud of their efforts as a team

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