They're rarely seen together in public, so it was a rather special occasion in Rome when Richard Gere and his wife Carey Lowell made an appearance.
The actor and Carey, a former Bond girl, hit the red carpet at the city's annual film festival.
And they made for quite a show lapping up the attention and posing for pictures as they made their way into the event.
U.S. actor Richard Gere ® kisses U.S. actress Debra Winger during the Marcus Aurelius award ceremony at the Rome Film Festival November 4, 2011.
Richard Gere talks after receiving the Marcus Aurelius career award at the Rome Film Festival November 4, 2011.
Actor Richard Gere and his wife Carey Lowell pose during a red carpet at the Rome Film Festival November 3, 2011. The festival will award Gere with the Marcus Aurelius career award.
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Hollywood actor Richard Gere took his fight for Tibetan rights to Congress on Thursday, urging President Barack Obama to increase pressure on China over the matter.
The Pretty Woman star, a political activist and a Buddhist, has spent years campaigning on the subject of Chinese/Tibetan relations, following decades of conflict there.
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Richard Gere will host the inaugural Aruba International Film Festival when it opens June 4.
The actor and activist also will receive a humanitarian award and participate in the festival’s public “In Conversations With” series.
“Richard Gere is a man whose amazing career is matched only by his remarkable and ongoing humanitarian pursuits,” said AIFF artistic director Claudio Masenza. “Onscreen, and off, Richard has an iconic presence and is revered around the world. We are both honored and excited to have him attend the first Aruba International Film Festival and take such an active role in the event.”
The Soviets are on the hit list again with Michael Brandt’s new thriller. After penning action-heavy pics like Wanted and the gritty western 3:10 to Yuma with writing partner Derek Haas, The Hollywood Reporter posts that Brandt will make his directorial debut in The Double (also written with Haas), alongside freshly picked stars Richard Gere and Topher Grace.
After a senator gets murdered in Washington, the hunt for his killer begins. But there’s a twist — the culprit is a Soviet assassin believed to be dead. In order to catch the baddie, his old nemesis — a retired CIA operative (Gere) — must join forces with a young FBI agent (Grace) to find the assassin. Brandt says that he hopes this film follows in the tradition of films like The Conversation and No Way Out.
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