The San Sebastián Festival faces its final stretch and continues with the shower of stars that has marked a dazzling 72nd edition which has even been attended by important names who were not announced. This is the case of filmmaker Tim Burton, that has appeared by surprise to accompany his partner Monica Bellucciwhich presents a film out of competition in the Perlak section. Both walked the red carpet and aroused the interest of different types of autograph hunters: those who were waiting for the signature of the glamorous actress and those who were looking for the father of children and characters such as Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and Bitelchus.
© Jorge FuenbuenaPrecisely, the sequel to this latest Burton film includes Bellucci in its cast, with whom He has a relationship that has lasted for two years. Dressed in an elegant black evening dress, The Italian performer paraded slowly but surely, allowing herself to be photographed with her fans and signing autographs to those who asked for them, while Tim Burton advanced from one end of the carpet to the other taking small and fun jumps that gave him a somewhat more casual appearance.
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© Jorge FuenbuenaMonica plays María Callas
The movie that Monica Bellucci presented in San Sebastián is the documentary Maria Callas: Letters and Memoriesan intimate journey through the legendary soprano María Callas played by the actress. Directed by TomVolf and Yannis Dimolitsas (Chania, 1986), the film uses never-before-seen memories and exclusive images to remember the icon of the beautiful song.
© Getty ImagesThe diva, the virtuoso opera singer, led an intense life as a star whose spirit was torn by love and absence. The woman who made stages around the globe bow at her feet died alone at the age of 53 in 1977, after a decade of seclusion in her home in Paris. Her name will forever be linked to the legend she created in the culture of the 20th century, where she was cataloged by Leonard Bernstein as the Bible of opera. There was no record that could resist him; a light that never managed to maintain when the curtain fell.
