Dakota Johnson dons a bikini as she sizzles alongside Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes in A Bigger Splash

She was catapulted to fame with her role in Fifty Shades of Grey.

And in A Bigger Splash, Dakota Johnson once again plays the temptress - although this time she is a bit more worldly wise.

In the movie, the 26-year-old daughter of Melanie Griffith is cast in her most sophisticated role yet, donning a bikini to play the daughter of Ralph Fiennes' character Harry.

A Bigger Splash: Dakota Johnson dons a bikini as she sizzles alongside Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes

A Bigger Splash: Dakota Johnson dons a bikini as she sizzles alongside Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes

The film sees the father-daughter duo gatecrash the Italian villa of Harry's former love Marianne (Tilda Swinton), an iconic Bowie-like rock star recuperating after vocal cord surgery.

The movie is a loose remake of Jacques Deray’s cult 1969 French-language La Piscine, which starred Alain Delon, Romy Schneider and Jane Birkin.

Stills from the Luca Guadagnino directed movie, which premiered at the Venice film festival, show Dakota whiling away the days against a suitably picture perfect Mediterranean backdrop.

As Penny the blonde wears a series of swimsuits as she floats in the pool, or hikes with Marianne's incredibly handsome boyfriend Paul, played by Belgium actor Matthias Schoenaerts.

Pool life: The 26-year-old is cast in her most sophisticated role yet, donning a bikini to play the daughter of Ralph Fiennes' character, record producer Harry

Pool life: The 26-year-old is cast in her most sophisticated role yet, donning a bikini to play the daughter of Ralph Fiennes' character, record producer Harry

Confidence: As Penny the blonde wears a series of swimsuits as she floats in the pool

Confidence: As Penny the blonde wears a series of swimsuits as she floats in the pool

Dakota sizzles on camera, pouting and posing from behind her circular white glasses.

The movie highlights Fiennes gift for comedy - best seen as he rocks out to the Rolling Stones' Emotioanl Rescue.

But having started as a meandering look at the Sicilian countryside and the mouth-watering food of the area, it suddenly takes a turn for the dark, turning into a psychological thriller.

Sophisticated: Dakota is transformed on camera, pouting and posing away

Sophisticated: Dakota is transformed on camera, pouting and posing away

Flirting: Sparks fly between Dakota's character Penny and Marianne's incredibly handsome boyfriend Paul, played by Belgium actor Matthias Schoenaerts

Flirting: Sparks fly between Dakota's character Penny and Marianne's incredibly handsome boyfriend Paul, played by Belgium actor Matthias Schoenaerts

Retold: The movie is a loose remake of Jacques Deray’s cult 1969 French-language La Piscine, which starred Alain Delon, Romy Schneider and Jane Birkin

Retold: The movie is a loose remake of Jacques Deray’s cult 1969 French-language La Piscine, which starred Alain Delon, Romy Schneider and Jane Birkin

A Bigger Splash is 55-year-old Tilda's fourth film with Guadagnino, and it was her idea to silence her character - who is on doctor's orders not to be talking.

'I like to be quiet and I also like listening,' she told the Associate Press in an interview.

'I was able to kind of download what she was up to, which is basically listening to everybody else. And that's my preferred position in general.' 

Wish you were here? Stills from the Luca Guadagnino directed remake, which premiered at the Venice film festival, show Dakota whiling away the days against a suitably picture perfect Mediterranean backdrop

Wish you were here? Stills from the Luca Guadagnino directed remake, which premiered at the Venice film festival, show Dakota whiling away the days against a suitably picture perfect Mediterranean backdrop

Winning her back? Fiennes' Harry and Tilda's Marianne were once lovers who remained friends

Winning her back? Fiennes' Harry and Tilda's Marianne were once lovers who remained friends

Awkward family bonding: While the two men were once friends, their relationship soured when former alchoholic Paul began dating Harry's ex

Awkward family bonding: While the two men were once friends, their relationship soured when former alchoholic Paul began dating Harry's ex

Getting dirty: In the movie rock legend Marianne Lane is recuperating on the volcanic island of Pantelleria with her handsome partner Paul

Getting dirty: In the movie rock legend Marianne Lane is recuperating on the volcanic island of Pantelleria with her handsome partner Paul

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