But she does look back on her time making “Spectre” with affection.

“Being in ‘Bond’ was an amazing experience and I loved working with Daniel Craig. He was an amazing partner, so respectful.”

As for her role as Lucia Sciarra, widow of an assassin who had fallen afoul of Bond, she noted that “Cinema is finally representing society.”

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“Today women can have great roles, strong roles, feminine roles after 50, 60, 70, even 80.”

Both the quotations from her agent and from Bellucci herself came on the occasion of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma’s gathering to present the actress with a lifetime achievement award.

Having appeared in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” in 1992 and then Gaspar Noe’s controversial 2002 film “Irréversible”, she gained widespread mainstream recognition for her role in the two sequels to “The Matrix”, 2003’s “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”.

Following “The Passion of the Christ”, she performed in English, French and Italian-language features, including Terry Gilliam’s “The Brothers Grimm”, critically acclaimed sex trafficking drama “The Whistleblower,” Jerry Bruckheimer fantasy “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and Cannes Grand Prix winner “The Wonders”.

Daniel Craig has already announced his return to Bond for a fifth time, having led “Casino Royale”, “Quantum of Solace”, “Skyfall” and “Spectre” with the unnamed 25th Bond movie being written by the duo behind those four previous releases.