Richard Gere, 72, is joined by his wife Alejandra Silva, 39, at the Magna Graecia Film Festival

Richard Gere was joined by his wife Alejandra Silva as he accepted a lifetime achievement award at the Magna Graecia Film Festival on Friday.

The actor, 72, and his partner, 39 who is 33 years his junior, looked as loved up as ever as they posed on the red carpet at the ceremony in Catanzaro, Italy.

The American star has appeared in several acclaimed films over the years, including An Officer And A Gentleman, Pretty Woman, and Chicago. 

And at the event he was awarded the Golden Column for Lifetime Achievement and was spotted posing for a variety of snaps with his wife when receiving the award.  

During the festival, Richard sported a highly dapper black suit and paired the smart ensemble with a classic white shirt. 

His wife wowed in a stunning gold maxi dress for the star-studded event.

The blonde bombshell also elevated her height with a pair of white wedge high heels. 

And decided to further accessorise her look with some orange earrings and a smartwatch. 

She also let her blonde locks flow freely and opted for a glam makeup look for the event.

The happy couple was spotted taking up the chance to pose for a variety of sweet snaps together on the red carpet before the event. 

And Alejandra can be seen showing Richard lots of affection appearing to hold his face lovingly in her hands as they posed for the snaps. 

It comes after Richard and his wife recently enjoyed some quality family time together in Ibiza with their two sons. 

Where they spent most of their days relaxing at the beach soaking up the sun rays with their children. 

And although they’ve been married now for just over four years, Richard and his wife originally had a long-distance romance. 

claiming that they had to split their time between the U.S. and Spain. However, they now live in New York. 

The couple also have children from previous relationships: Gere and his second ex-wife Carey Cowell have a 22-year-old son Homer,

Silva, who’s the daughter of Ignacio Silva, a businessman and the former Vice President of Real Madrid Football Club, and her first husband Govind Friedland, co-parent their nine-year-old son Albert.   

Richard has also recently appeared to pull back from his Hollywood workload, however, his last on-screen appearance came in the BBC Studios series MotherFatherSon, which premiered in March 2019.

His latest film role came in the drama The Dinner, which dropped in February 2017, and the drama Three Christs later that same year in September.

His Hollywood resume also includes The Cotton Club (1984), First Knight (1995), The Jackal (1997), Runaway Bride (1999), The Mothman Prophecies (2002), Unfaithful (2002), and Nights in Rodanthe (2008), among others.