Double delight for Mundhra Jun 1, 2006
Just after the film festival at Cannes came to a close, which saw the participation of both Bellucci and Mundhra in different capacities, the Irreversible star who played Mary Magdalene in Mel Gibsons The Passion of The Christ, confirmed her presence in the ambitious project from the maker of Bawander. Theres more good news for Mundhra. (Calcutta Telegraph)
How Much Do You Love Me? Apr 19, 2006
for Monica Bellucci after seeing her for the first time in Gaspar Noe's Irreversible. He was entranced by her screen presence, he says, while unaccountably failing to mention the film's central scene shows her beautiful face being beaten to a pulp. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Monica Bellucci Embraces Nudity Oct 29, 2005
In IRREVERSIBLE, I treated my body like it was an object and its great when you can have this kind of relation with your body, its a part of your job, an object you can work with. When you can have this kind of freedom its the moment where you can give your best as an actress, she added. (Softpedia)
Actress Monica Bellucci gives birth to daughter Deva Sep 14, 2004
The two have since played opposite each other in other productions, notably a R-rated exploration of violence called "Irreversible", the fantasy action picture "The Brotherhood of the Wolf" and a French espionage drama titled "Secret Agents". The name Deva is of Sanskrit origin and means divine. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Viewers sick over 'rape' Mar 30, 2004
A BRUTAL rape scene in controversial French movie Irreversible has caused some Melbourne filmgoers to collapse and left others vomiting or in hysterics. Censors will tomorrow consider banning the film, which initially was given a restricted rating, following complaints from the Australian Family Association and morals campaigner the Rev Fred Nile. (Google News Australia -- Top Stories)
* Merciless Gibson tells it like it was Mar 26, 2004
The means, however, are no different from those used by virtuosos of shock cinema like Quentin Tarantino and Gaspar No who subjected Bellucci to such grievous indignity in Irreversible. Gibson is temperamentally a more stolid, less formally adventurous filmmaker, but he is no less a connoisseur of violence, and it will be amusing to see some of the same scolds who condemned Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 sing the praises of The Passion of the Christ. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
The Four Critics: Jan 6, 2004
Ichi the Killer and Irreversible (tie). How to defend the indefensible (Minneapolis City Pages, MN)
Matrix star is Sloane ranger Nov 11, 2003
The couple also starred in Irreversible, in which she played the victim in one of the longest, most brutal rape scenes ever shown. She recently finished shooting Mel Gibson's new film The Passion Of Christ, based on the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus Christ, in which she plays Mary Magdalene (This is London, UK)
