A few words of love. The most Italian of French women (or the reverse) poses, captivating, on the cover of the latest issue of the Spanish edition of Harper’s Bazaarpublished on August 18, 2023.
Between its pages, Monica Bellucci, “last diva of the seventh art”, according to the magazine, talks about her career, her mistakes, her motherhood… And about what her companion has brought her for a few months, the American director and master of the fantastic Tim Burton.
“Let’s just say that I found in Tim a wonderful spirit, a spectacular soul, someone who has a dream world,” she confides with modesty and tenderness. And to let his heart say a little more: “He is wonderful, of course he is, of course he is…”
A movie crush
According to Paris Matchwhich, at the end of last February, revealed their idyll, it began in the prettiest way for two film enthusiasts: at the Lumière festival, in Lyon.
On October 21, the master of fantasy received a prize there, which saluted his entire career, ofEdward Scissorhandst at Charlie and the chocolate factoryPassing by Mars Attacks! or Alice in Wonderland. A moving reward given by the hands of… Monica Bellucci. It was during this symbolic stay in Lyon that the artists would have come closer.
The 58-year-old Italian actress and the 64-year-old American filmmaker had already briefly met in 2006, during the Cannes Film Festival.
The master of fantasy directed his wife on the set of his next film, Beetlejuice 2the release of which is announced for September 2024. Monica Bellucci will play on screen the wife of Beetlejuice, played by Michael Keaton.
Monica Bellucci, happy for Deva Cassel
The actress was married from 1999 to 2013 to Vincent Cassel, father of her two daughters, Deva, who was conquering the manequinnat, and Léonie, born in 2004 and 2010. “Deva is inspired by the culture and the world from which she comes, and she’s really starting to have a career. I can see that she’s finding her way and I’m happy to see her inspired by these things, she shares with pride and emotion at the Harper’s Bazaar. Even in Léonie, I see that she has a great artistic sensibility.”
Tim Burton was in a relationship for 13 years with British actress Helena Bonham Carter, mother of his son and daughter. The parents of Billy Raymond and Nell, born in 2003 and 2007, separated in 2014.
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