Monica Bellucci At Cannes

Monica Bellucci premiered her latest movie, Sangue pazzo, on Monday evening at the Cannes Film Festival.

She was joined on the red carpet by guests Natalie Portman, Jackie Chan and Kristin Scott Thomas.

Speaking to AP Entertainment, Bellucci said being on the red carpet was "a big emotion, with all the photographs and everybody crying and screaming."

Directed by Marc Tullio Giordana, Sangue pazzo is based on a true story.

Set in 1940's war torn Italy, Bellucci stars as the ill-fated movie star Luisa Ferida and Luca Zingaretti plays Osvaldo Valenti her infamous lover.

Their bodies were found on the outskirts of Milan April 30th 1945 five days after Italy's Liberation - they were executed by partisans.

Drug addicts with a tendancy towards sexual promiscuity, it was claimed that their private lives were as wild as their on screen personas.

Monica Bellucci said that Luisa shared more of the story with AP Entertainment.

"She (Luisa) was accused of dancing nude and naked in front of prisoners. He was accused of being a fascist though he was actually more of a rebel, a non-conformist," she said.

"The reality was that he was addicted to cocaine and she was addicted to him so it's a really strong and passionate story that has as a background a really important moment in Italian history," she added.

Sangue Pazzu is released in Italy on 23 May, and in France on 9 July and the Netherlands on 16 October.

Monica Bellucci - Photocall 'Sanguepazzo'