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At Home With Monica Bellucci

Of her role in the “Twin Peaks” reboot, Bellucci demurs: “All I can say is that I’m part of the cast and that I like what is blurred, because I’m a curious person. The world of David Lynch is all about discovery.” She says it was a “sign of the times” that this year’s festival is so strong on female talent, with 12 female directors in the official selection, Claudia Cardinale on the festival poster, and Pedro Almodóvar, “who has made so many films dedicated to women,” president of the jury. “As a child, I used to dream about all the Italian leading ladies like Sophia Loren, Silvana Mangano and Monica Vitti, but at the time, for actresses all over the world, regardless of their beauty and talent, after 40 it became so difficult to hold on to a career. And now things are changing,” she notes. “I live in France where there are all these incredible actresses like Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Deneuve or Nathalie Baye, and in England you have Helen Mirren and Judi Dench. In James Bond, I was in it for maybe 15 minutes, but there was such a strong reaction to the role because it was the first time in history that a [mature] woman was in James Bond’s arms.” On choosing to live in France, Bellucci says: “Italy gave me this sense of maternity, but women in France taught me this sense of freedom. Even if I love Italy and the femininity of Italian women, and I am profoundly Italian, in France I realize how much women fought for their rights. That’s why there are all these interesting writers and directors. Little by little things are changing in Italy, but we come from a Mediterranean culture, and a macho culture, and to come out from that takes time.” Bellucci says she’s grateful for the range of projects and directors she has worked with, recalling the “stereotyping” she experienced in her mid-20s when she made the transition from modeling into acting, as “one of a million girls” treading the same route. Her breakout film was “L’Appartement” in 1996, on which she met Cassel and which led to her first American project, “Under Suspicion,” also starring Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman, and subsequently her first Cannes Film Festival, in 2000. Without the festival, her career, she says, “would not have been the same, and each time was a different experience.” “My first time was such an emotional rush — the red carpet, the photographers, all the people screaming,” recalls the actress. “It’s like a big arena, the Colosseum, and you’re in there with the lions. If a film is liked, it’s great, but when it’s not well received, you get all the reactions. That’s what happened in 2002 when I went with ‘Irreversible.’ Many loved it, and others hated it; people were walking out of the cinema,” she says of the film, in which her character is raped during a 10-minute scene that many critics found unwatchable. “Years later, it became a cult film, which proves that to really judge a movie, it has to come out from the context and be given time to see if it sticks,” she remarks. “Cannes is art, culture, glamor, industry. And also we have to think about all those movies made on zero budget in difficult conditions and through these directors who have the courage to make these movies, we get to discover culture that, without Cannes, would be impossible,” adds Bellucci. “Just from my simple experience, I’ve been in Cannes with ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ [2003], for example, but also with ‘Irreversible, or The Wonders’ [which scooped the Grand Jury prize in 2014], by Italian director Alice Rohrwacher, and those are very intimate movies that, without Cannes, would not have existed. Through Cannes they made an international career and were sold all over the world. Cannes is one of the most important festivals that allows for so many unique movies to exist.”

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The Secret of Monica Bellucci... The Italian “goddess of beauty,” as people often call her, reveals her entire diet plan, as well as a moderate and casual exercise regime that helps her maintain that fantastic body. The film diva, Monica Bellucci, who opened Belgrade’s Fest, is a mother of two girls, Deva and Léonie, and her beauty continues to enchant the world. “I am like a mature pear, beautifully mature, very sweet and juicy,” said the Italian, whose feelings towards exercising represent a mixture of love and repulsion – and it is the repulsion which prevails. She does not consider herself either fat or thin, nor does she want to be one, so probably no one will find this 173cm high and 58kg heavy actress on the running track. “It’s impossible to go to the gym with my hectic lifestyle. To get up at 5 in the morning to start exercising at the gym at 6? It’s not worth it! Instead of strenuous exercises in the gym, I often wear black. It’s much more convenient and fun,” said the beautiful actress. Monica’s exercise regime is moderate and casual, including swimming, running, and yoga. Four times a week, she swims for 45 minutes and is convinced that this is the best way to stay in great shape. “I am like a shark, I am always on the move, I have to in order to stay alive, but sometimes, for my own good, a woman must find a way to rest and be lazy. Actually, I would say that I am half a shark and half Mediterranean.” Italian beauty is certainly not one of those starving actresses. If it is necessary for a certain role to lose a few pounds, she eats meat, fish, and vegetables and very quickly loses her weight. But she prefers parts for which she needs to put on some weight. As for the love of food, she is a true Italian: she eats everything, but she likes Italian cuisine the most. Her favorite dish is pasta with parmesan. Monika’s diet is more about the size of the portion, not the types of foods. This plan allows her to eat whatever she wants, provided she controls the amount of food. The menu of 10 days diet This diet is unique in its diversity. In addition, you do not have to look for exotic food and prepare complicated dishes.

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