We chat with Memory star Monica Bellucci about playing a very different kind of character for her in the new action thriller.
Few actors are as internationally successful and renowned as Monica Bellucci, whose talent and beauty are proclaimed the world over. In her latest film Memory, which arrives in theaters on April 29, she plays a manipulative antagonist and a mother who will stop at nothing to protect her son.Monica Bellucci: Oh, many of them. I wanted to work with Liam Neeson.
[My character] is very violent, but very strong. The character was so interesting for me, because Davana Sealman is the CEO of a hedge fund, which invests in many different businesses, and she asked her lawyer to hire hitmen that can kill the witnesses that can prove that her son is a sexual deviant. She doesn't want this information to come out in order to protect herself, her son, and her business. She's described as a natural sociopath. She's intelligent and charming, but at the same time, cold and manipulative.
[In] some aspects, she's a monster, but in others, she's a human being, and playing this duality is what interested me with this role. I wanted to break the mold in which I've been cast many times in my career. So I gained some weight, the makeup, everything contributed [in creating] a character totally new for me, and also, aging really contributes to opening new possibilities as well.
Monica Bellucci: He's a great actor, but also an amazing human being, very generous, very nice [to] everybody. You really can feel that he works because he really loves the job, still today after so many years, so full of passion. I had a really amazing experience working with him.
And also, I wanted to work with Martin Campbell. He really knows to create the mystery, the suspense when he steps behind the camera. So, it was a beautiful project for me.
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