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Jennifer Lawrence and Boyfriend Darren Aronofsky Arrive in Italy for Venice Film Festival

A-list couple tries to go under the radar as they land in Italy ahead of film fest

By Meg Swertlow Sep 02, 2017 11:18 PMTags

The Hollywood couple that promotes together—stays together!

A-list duo Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky arrived at the Venice aiport in Italy on Saturday, ahead of the premiere of their psychological thriller mother! at 74th Venice Film Festival. The low-key couple kept things under the radar as the actress and director touched down together in Italy's "City of Water."

Wearing a summery frock, the 27-year-old Hunger Games star looked off-duty stylish in her long patterned dress by Ulla Johnson, which runs for $575, an oversize grey hat and combat boots. The superstar will soon be hitting hitting up the red carpet for the film's big premiere this weekend. The 48-year-old director went dark with a black hooded sweatshirt, grey pants and red trainers.

A source tells E! News, that the twosome arrived at their swanky hotel together a few days before their film's premiere in order to have some low-key time just the two of them. The source adds that the pair spent the day in their room but got caught sneaking out their hotel's back entrance. The two left the hotel in a water taxi on their way to dinner.

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In a rare interview with Vogue, the Silver Linings Playbook star opened up about her new relationship with the director and admitted there was an energy between them while shooting their film, but that their romance didn't happen until after the movie wrapped.

She told Vogue: "We had energy... I had energy for him. I don’t know how he felt about me."

Jennifer added, "When I saw the movie, I was reminded all over again how brilliant he is. For the past year, I’ve been dealing with him as just a human."

The actress, who previously had a brief relationship with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and a long-term relationship with Nicholas Hoult, also said: "I’ve been in relationships before where I am just confused. And I’m never confused with him."

She also made sure to praise Darren for his parenting skills, saying he was an "amazing" father to his son Henry, whom he shares with ex-wife Rachel Weisz.

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Sources previously told E! News that the couple has been dating officially since August 2016, but rumors didn't start swirling until October 2016.

The two were spotted canoodling in NYC in March 2017.

Mother! is a psychological thriller tests test a couple, played by Jennifer and Javier Bardem, "when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence," according to Paramount's official synopsis.

Mother! will hit theaters Sept. 15.

—Reporting by Allie Rosenbloom