: During rehearsals, the actors lay on large sheets of paper while others drew around their bodies. They then marked areas they liked, disliked, or where specific life events had occurred, fostering a deep psychological connection to their physical selves.

: Most of the movie takes place in a single hotel room. To help the actors mirror their characters' developing relationship, the film was shot almost entirely in chronological order over just 19 days.

: A retired teacher and widow hires a young sex worker to help her achieve her first orgasm and explore her sexual bucket list .

: Emma Thompson (Nancy Stokes) and Daryl McCormack (Leo Grande).

: To prepare for the film's nudity and intimacy, director Sophie Hyde led the actors through exercises where they spent a whole day entirely naked together before filming began.