Italian screen icon Gina Lollobrigida is the talk of the town in Moscow, where she is showing a collection of her artistic works. The 75-year-old has just opened a new exhibit of 38 sculptures, made from bronze, stone and marble.
Lola said that most of the pieces were inspired by characters she created in her films. Her creations are being displayed at the Italian pavilion at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, before moving on to Venice and Paris.
While the performer is best known for her movie roles, her career as an artist goes back even further than her screen stardom. Lola's first artistic efforts were made as a young child, when she drew and sold caricatures to help make money for her impoverished family. She later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts before deciding on a career as an actress.
And it's not just Moscow's art lovers who are enjoying Lola's visit, as she is also taking part in the city's 25th International Film Festival. She presented a retrospective of her films at the Moscow Cinema House at the weekend. And organisers showed their appreciation for her support by arranging for top Russian actors to give a live performance of excerpts from her musical Notre Dame de Paris.
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