by Grandesso Federico

VENICE, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Beauty is a gift but it is also like a "horse", you have to deal with that because it provokes curiosity but also violence, said Italian actress Monica Bellucci during the Venice Film Festival 2016.

"I liked this love story between two people who went through so many hardships in life," Bellucci told Xinhua in a recent interview on her movie On The Milky Road presented in competition at the film festival.

"They have seen everything and there is nothing less to lose for them but still there is something magic," said Bellucci.

The movie On The Milky Road depicts a story that stretches across war, blossoming love and living as a recluse.

Bellucci starred in James Bond movie "Spectre" at the age of 51, becoming the oldest actress playing the Bond Girl. She will also be in the cast, together with Naomi Watts and Jennifer Jason Lee, of the third season of the TV series "Twin Peaks" by David Lynch.

For Bellucci, working with Emir Kusturica, who is the director of On The Milky Road, was very interesting but also extremely challenging, because the script is just the base then there is so much improvisation and unplanned things happening during the shooting.

In life, Bellucci prefers a pasta dish more than a gym session. However, "but with him (the director) you have to forget all that, sometimes I had to jump in the cold water or do crazy things. I didn't take big risks but sometimes on set you have the courage to do something that in real life you would never do because when you work in a movie you are beyond reality," she explained.

With Emir, Bellucci said, there is always a duality between reality and fantasy but even if it is a big movie with a lot of different situations, it remains very artistic and intimate.

There are moments of journey, adventure, death, violence but there are also periods of silence with just two people looking and talking to each other. Those are beautiful minutes of love, even if we are in the middle of the war, love is the most important element.

Asked about the construction of the film, the Italian actress said "the structure of his films remains the same with tragic, fantasy and comic moments; after that it is amazing how he can be sexy and so strong. I think this is a movie of hope but also, despite the war, it can be seen as a film of life."

Bellucci then explained that Emir Kusturica has such an energy that you follow him with his incredible strength.

"He has always new ideas going so fast out of his mind so you have to be ready to change things, sometimes even in Serb, which was not my language, I had unexpectedly to learn new sentences," said Bellucci.

According to Bellucci, the Serbian director has a natural power and authority that's why people follow him like a commander, he has a natural aura and fantasy bringing out an idea every five minutes. In the middle of all that, there is an interesting moment where he acts like a kid.

The Italian actress was never bored with Kusturica. "This is what I'm looking for now when choosing a role," she stressed.

About shooting in Serbia, Bellucci said that "when I was there I learned so many terrible stories but from outside it is difficult to make a judgment about this land because it's a very complex ethnic mix. The beauty is there but with so much suffering and when you go there you feel many 'energies' getting a part of you."