Portman plays Goya's muse, Alicia, who becomes embroiled in a scandal after
she is accused of being a heretic by a monk.
It is not the first time Portman has stripped off for a movie role.
She previously exposed her body in the complex romantic drama 'Closer',
which also starred Jude Law, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, but the explicit
scenes were eventually cut.
The 24-year-old actress, who appeared in the three 'Star Wars' prequels, has
previously admitted she is uncomfortable being a sex symbol - because of her
role in 'Leon'.
Portman shot to fame aged just 12 playing a young Lolita-esque orphan who
befriends a hardened assassin in the critically acclaimed 1994 movie.
Although the role won her universal acclaim, the actress admits she found it
disturbing that some men lusted after her - even though she was a child.
She said: "I had a bad experience when 'Leon' first came out.
"In hindsight, I'm really proud of that film, though at the time it was
unnerving to find myself suddenly being looked at."

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