Nicole Kidman hit the photocall for her new film Grace of Monaco at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday ahead of the movie’s premiere

Nicole Kidman At Cannes

At the afternoon photocall, Kidman wore a white calf-length wrap dress with sleeves that featured cutouts. She wore her hair down with a loose curl and went bold with bright red lipstick. She was joined at the photocall by costars Tim Roth, Paz Vega and Jeanne Baliebar as well as director Olivier Dahan.

On Wednesday night, Kidman attended the opening ceremony and premiere of Grace of Monaco in a stunning blue beaded Armani gown and jewelry by Harry Winston. After everyone was seated at the theater for the occasion, Master of Ceremony Lambert Wilson asked Kidman to dance, and the movie star graciously obliged.

Unusual for the opening film at the Cannes Film Festival, Kidman’s Grace of Monaco has been slammed by critics, who found the feature wooden and Kidman’s performance no more moving on its own.

"[A] cardboard and frequently cornball melodrama about Grace Kelly’s bumpy transition from Hollywood to actual princess — and her (seemingly single-handed) saving of her embattled sovereign state from French annexation,” Variety critic Scott Foundas described the film. “Handsomely produced but as dramatically inert as star Nicole Kidman’s frigid cheek muscles."

In addition to getting panned by critics, family members of the late Grace Kelly have stated their displeasure with the film, calling it fiction. Kidman had defended the film, claiming that the intention wasn’t necessarily to make a biopic.

“I get why the children are upset,” the actress stated diplomatically. “I have great respect and regard for their mother.
It’s not meant to be a biopic. I certainly did my best to honour everything that was real and truthful in it."