Tessa Thompson wowed onlookers upon her arrival at the £2,200-per-night Hotel Excelsior during the 79th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday.

The actress, 38, flashed her bra through a sheer black top which she layered beneath a coordinating shawl as she stepped onto a nearby boat.

She continued her look with a pair of oversized black trousers as well as shiny leather shoes, while framing her face with tortoise-shell sunglasses.

Out of this world: Tessa Thompson wowed onlookers upon her arrival at the £2,200-per-night Hotel Excelsior during the 79th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday

Waving towards fans, she wore her chestnut tresses in a sleek ponytail with a middle-parting and wore a minimal amount of make-up to showcase her natural beauty.

The Venice Film Festival is the world’s oldest and was first founded in 1932, celebrating filmmaking from around the world.

Attracting the biggest stars it’s held annually on the island of the Lido in the Venice Lagoon. With movie screenings taking place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi.

This year’s line up will see Blonde, starring Ana De Armas as Marilyn Monroe, battle it out for the competition’s top accolade.

Looking good: The actress, 38, flashed her bra through a sheer black top which she layered beneath a coordinating shawl as she stepped onto a nearby boat

Gorgeous: She continued her look with a pair of oversized black trousers, while framing her face with tortoise-shell sunglasses

Brendan Fraser’s moving drama The Whale, where he plays an obese professor, will also compete alongside films starring Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman and Colin Farrell.

Speaking about the line-up director of the event Alberto Barbera said: ‘The program is more varied than usual, placing affirmed filmmakers alongside directors in search of confirmation and, above all, talented newcomers aspiring for international recognition’.

‘But what still prevails is the feeling that “Cinema still wants to try to explore ways of thinking, big themes and big questions, the profound relationships that tie people to one another, the power of feelings and memory and the ability to push one’s gaze beyond the horizon of the present.”’

Looking great: Rachel Brosnahan was also seen arriving at the festival on Saturday