Monica Bellucci Steps Into the Weird With 'Ketticè'

Monica Bellucci doesn't usually do weird. After decades at the top, she's done prestige, she's done glamour, she's done everything in between. But "Ketticè"? That's a different animal altogether.

Directed by Giovanni Tortorici and premiered at Locarno, the film puts Bellucci in unfamiliar territory—literally. She showed up on set in pajamas and slippers, knife in hand, playing a woman who's basically given up on the world. It's the kind of unglamorous, rawer character work that doesn't usually find its way into her résumé.

"I've never done anything like that," she told Variety. That's a bold statement from someone with her catalogue. But sometimes the best moves aren't the ones you expect yourself to make—they're the ones that remind you why you started acting in the first place. Bellucci's willingness to strip away the polish and just become someone is exactly the kind of risk that keeps careers honest.

This is what happens when an actor refuses to just coast on legacy.

Read the full story at Variety → https://variety.com/2026/film/global/monica-bellucci-kettice-locarno-giovanni-tortorici-1236831849/