In 2012 , Cardinale featured opposite Jeanne Moreau and Michael Lonsdale in the final feature film to be directed by Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira , '' Gebo and the Shadow '' . Critically acclaimed , it has a rare 100 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes , and was shown at the 69th Venice International Film Festival . '' The Hollywood Reporter '' described it as the " ensemble of superb older performers who comprise the remainder of the dramatis personae " . In 2013 , Cardinale starred alongside supporting actresses Patricia Black and Chloé Cunha in Nadia Szold 's '' Joy de V. '' , and had a role in Ernst Gossner 's war drama '' The Silent Mountain '' , a love story set in the Dolomite Mountains at the outbreak of World War I between Italy and Austria-Hungary in 1915 . Gossner described her as " a terrific spirit on the set " , and noted that Cardinale told the production team " legendary stories " about Marcello Mastroianni . In 2014 , Cardinale portrayed a " sympathetic Italian chaperone " viscountess in the British period drama film '' Effie Gray '' , which was written by Emma Thompson and featured Dakota Fanning in the lead role . While promoting '' Effie Gray '' , in an interview Cardinale said : " I still continue to work , it 's 142 movies now . Usually when you are old you do n't work any more , but I still work , which is good ... . I 've been very lucky because I 've had many fantastic directors with me , Fellini , Visconti , Blake Edwards , lots and lots ... "
69th Venice International Film Festival
69th Venice International Film Festival
Claudia Cardinale