MOINCA BELLUCCI Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmɔːnika belˈluttʃi], born 30 September 1964)is an Italian actress and fashion model. Bellucci began her career as a model and made a transition to Italian films. She played the role of Persephone in the 2003 science-fiction films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Mary Magdalene in the 2004 biblical drama The Passion of the Christ, Malèna Scordia in the 2000 film Malèna and Alex in the controversial art film Irréversible. At age 51, Bellucci played the role of a Bond girl in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre, making her the oldest Bond girl in the franchise.
ON THE MILKY ROAD 2016 (Serbian: На млечном путу, Na mlečnom putu; Italian: Lungo la Via Lattea) is a 2016 film directed by Emir Kusturica, based on his segment in the anthology film Words with Gods. On the Milky Road stars Kusturica himself and Monica Bellucci, The film is a three part narrative following selected critical periods in the life of a man and his country. The difficult period of being at war, blooming days when he falls in love with a woman who is willing to sacrifice all to save him and final days as a reclusive monk looking back on his turbulent past. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.
Starring --- Emir Kusturica, Monica Bellucci, Sloboda Mićalović, Predrag Manojlović.
Also Known As (AKA)
(working title) - Love and War, Hungary - Tejben, vajban, szerelemben, Italy - Sulla Via Lattea, Poland - Na Drodze Mlecznej, Portugal - Na Via Láctea, Serbia - Na mlečnom putu, Serbia (alternative title) - Na mlijecnom putu, Russia По млечному пути, Turkey (Turkish title) - Ask ve Savas, World-wide (English title) - On the Milky Road,
EMIR KUSTURICA (Serbian Cyrillic: Емир Кустурица, born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician. He has been recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films, as well as his projects in town-building. He has competed at the Cannes Film Festival on five occasions and won the Palme d'Or twice (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground).
Monica Bellucci at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for the promotion of Irréversible. Monica Bellucci's film career began in the early 1990s. She became known and popular with worldwide audiences, following her roles in Malèna (2000), Brotherhood of the Wolf, "Under Suspicion",and Irréversible (2002). She has since played in many films from Europe and Hollywood like Tears of the Sun (2003), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Passion of the Christ (2004), The Brothers Grimm (2005), Le Deuxième souffle (2007), Shoot 'Em Up (2007), Don't Look Back (2009), and The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010). She was supposed to be seen portraying Indian politician Sonia Gandhi in the biopic Sonia, originally planned for release in 2007, but it has been shelved.Bellucci dubbed her own voice for the French and Italian releases of the film Shoot 'Em Up (2007). She also voiced Kaileena in the video game Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, and the French voice of Cappy for the French version of the 2005 animated film Robots. Empire magazine selected her as twenty-first on their list of "The Sexiest 25 Characters in Cinema – The Women" for her role of "Persephone" in the Matrix series. Likewise, Nettavisen declared in 2009 that the role of Persephone qualified Bellucci as one of the 25 sexiest women of all time. At 50, she became the oldest Bond girl ever in the James Bond film franchise, playing Lucia Sciarra in Spectre (2015).
MONICA Filmography - Méditerranées, Under Suspicion, Franck Spadone, Malèna, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, Irréversible, Remember Me, My Love, Tears of the Sun, The Matrix Reloaded, Enter the Matrix, The Matrix Revolutions, The Passion of the Christ, Secret Agents, She Hate Me, The Brothers Grimm, How Much Do You Love Me?, Sheitan, Napoleon and Me, The Stone Council, Heartango, L'inafferrabile, Manual of Love 2, Shoot 'Em Up, Le deuxième souffle, Sanguepazzo, L'uomo che ama, Don't Look Back, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Baarìa – La porta del vento, Omaggio a Roma, The Whistleblower, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Rose, c'est Paris, Manuale d'amore 3, A Burning Hot Summer, Rhino Season, Des gens qui s'embrassent (People who kiss), The Wonders, Ville-Marie, Spectre (2015), On the Milky Road (2016), Mozart in the Jungle (2016).