Ranieri had a noteworthy acting performance in the 2010 drama film Letters to Juliet as one of the Juliet 's secretaries , the closest of Sophie , played by Amanda Seyfried.She also played the role of Assunta Goretti ( the mother of Maria Goretti ) in the 2003 film Maria Goretti an Italian television movie based on real life events of Catholic virgin-martyr and Saint , Maria Goretti . In 2014 , Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the 71st Venice International Film Festival in Venice , Italy
71st Venice International Film Festival
71st Venice International Film Festival
Luisa Ranieri