Besides my wife, Monica Bellucci occupies the first place between the most devastating women on Earth. But it was precisely my hottie wife (who shares with me a liking of this Italian actress) who made me aware of the constant typecasting to which this curvaceous diva is subject: She probably has the worst agent in the world, or at least a ver sexist one.Just take a look at the roles that Monica Bellucci had in the following movies (a large percentage of her career):
Shoot 'Em Up (2007): Prostitute.Combien tu m'aimes? (2005): Prostitute.
The Passion of the Christ (2004): Reformed prostitute.
The Matrix II and III (2003): Nimphomaniac.
Le Pacte des Loups (2001): Undercover prostitute / secret agent.
Malèna (2000): Prostitute
Franck Spadone (2000): Stripper.
Dracula (1992): The Devil's concubine. Worst than a prostitute, Satan fucker.
I can imagine the directos of this films going through fashion magazines and seeing Bellucci for their first time; in the dinosauric, beastly minds suddenly a primal scream rises and bursts: breasts, curves... PROSTI-SEX, FUCK YEAH! GGRAAWWLL!!! and immediately they take they cellphones and call their casting director: "Yo, get me that Monica Boobs, PRONTO, BITCH!"
MONICA BELLUCCI'S AGENT: The lady has talent. Give her the opportunity of making movies where, of course, we can see her curves, but also that let us have a mental image of her character without having to think of old, fat, bushy businessmen giving her money so she lets them burp into her navel, or zit-popping teenagers saving money during months just to give her 20 seconds of paradise in a motel room that stinks like snot and that has newspapers stuck with gruel in the walls for decoration.For Christ's sake.
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Not all Monica Bellucci's role scream "slut": she's played a doctor in Tears of the Sun, Cleopatra in Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, a (criminal) gypsy in Dobermann, a secret agent in Agents secrets, a (vain, demonic) queen in The Brothers Grimm, the trophy wife of Gene Hackman in Under Suspicion, a rich lesbian wanting a child in She Hate Me, a scientist in Le Concile de pierre, a physiotherapist who has sex with a patient in Manuale d'Amore 2... okay, maybe some of those roles do play on her more obvious gifts, but Monica's too naturally sexy for that not to happen.
Yes, I know that typecasting is a biggest problem for other actors (how many Bruce Willis movies have him as a cop, how many movies have Morgan Freeman as a kind, harmless black guy?) but as you with Cindy, my appreciation for Monica Bellucci blinds me. Thanks for the comment, it was very thorough :)
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