How do you rate Monica Bellucci a an actress, not based on beauty or fashion modeling? Here is some more on her:
Film critics are quick to compare Monica Bellucci to previous Italian beauties, but she is her own brand of sultry icon. With roles as a topless vampire in Bram Stoker's Dracula, a taciturn war widow in Malèna (2000), a charmed courtesan in Le Pacte des Loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) (2002), and a sci-fi vixen in the Matrix sequels (2003), Bellucci has proved to be a bold blend of earthy and ethereal, actress and star.
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I think she is truly an actress, not just a model. I've seen all the movies presented above and in my opinion the role of Malena was the most difficult. I also liked her performance in "The passion of the Christ".
Offtopic but, I think Maia Morgenstern is one of the worlds greatest actresses ... unfortunately not very well known. She also played in "The passion of the Christ" along with Monica Bellucci. It would have probably showed - acting near a good actress - if she (Monica) is a poor actress. |