At Monday night’s Unbroken world premiere she revealed she feels closer than ever to her husband Brad Pitt, after they wed in an intimate ceremony in France earlier this year.
And speaking at the film’s press conference at Sydney’s Opera House on Tuesday, Angelina Jolie, 39, said that while the pair were separated – Angelina in Australia for Unbroken, and Brad in the U.K for war movie Fury – the devoted twosome employed an old fashioned way of communicating.
‘We wrote letters back and forth, 1940s-style,’ she said.
Angelina Jolie delivers emotional speech about her ‘great man’ husband Brad Pitt revealing pair penned ‘1940s style letters’ to one another while she filmed Unbroken, pictured at Sydney’s Opera House on Tuesday
Elegantly dressed in a simple, dove-grey dress, the director appearing on the panel alongside the film’s leads Japanese musician Miyavi and British actor Jack O’Connell, as well as producer Matt Baer, when she delivered an impassioned speech about her husband.
Talking about how Oscar-winner Brad had influenced her second directorial project Unbroken – she said his advice came less from words and more from the example he sets as a person.
Almost overcome with emotion she spoke eloquently of her partner of almost a decade.
‘He is a great man’: Angelina spoke of her husband’s values and what she’s learnt from living with him after the couple presented a united front at the world premiere of Unbroken in Sydney on Monday night
Life partner: Angelina said she’s learned a lot about ‘great men’ from watching her husband with their children
A vision: The 39-year actress turned director is in Australia to promote her new WWII biopic Unbroken, and talked about how herself and Brad stayed in touch by writing letters to one another during the filming
‘It [Unbroken] is an epic about the human spirit, so I think certainly in knowing, less about the technical aspect of shooting a war film, but more what I know of him [Brad] as a man and living with this great man.
‘Seeing the choices he makes with our family, our children… the way he treats me and the values he holds and learning from my sons.
‘These are things I think I brought to the film that I understand about men, and what I love about men, and what I think I’d want our generation to be reminded of.
‘The great men who came before them and the greatness in them now and how to rise up to it.’
Brains and beauty: The 39-year-old is filming By The Sea but said she’d love to return to Australia for work 
Radiant: The mother-of-six joked about learning Australian local slang such as ‘no worries’ and ‘too easy’
‘No worries, mate!’ The Maleficent star says she became a fan of the local Aussie phrases during her trip
Last year the couple relocated the entire Brangelina brood, Maddox, 13, Pax, 10, Zahara, 9, Shiloh, 8, Knox, 6 and Vivienne, 6, Down Under to film Unbroken – with Brad visiting in between shooting his war flick Fury.
Whilst in the country, Angelina managed to pick up a couple of local phrases and slang words, such as ‘too easy’ and ‘no worries’.
Clearly delighted by the addition to her vocabulary she said: ‘”No worries” is a great thing to hear from your crew!
‘When you’re in the middle of 200 extras and there’s a lot to do sinking planes in the water in a very very stressful shoot and you say, “Can we do this?” and they say, “No worries”.’
Reunited with many of the crew members who helped make the film possible, Angelina was glad to return to Australia for the world première.
‘We’re so happy to bring the film back,’ she said.
‘It was very important for us to bring the film back here.’
Star line-up: Angelina posed with co-stars Jack O’Connell who plays Louis Zamperini and Mivayi who plays the guard nicknamed ‘The Bird’
Close: Both Miyavi and Jack spoke of Angelina, the respect they have for her and how she inspires them
Lorra laughs! The three-timed married beauty has a great relationship with the cast and crew of the film
The World War II biopic tells of the strength and perseverance of late Olympic runner Louis Zamperini, who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during the war, a lesson Angelina believes is needed now as much as ever.
‘We all look at the news, read the papers, we see so much hate, so much violence so much war and so much that could really make us wonder what is the future going to be.
‘Are we going to be alright? How are we going to take care of each other as a human race and what’s going to pull us through these dark times?
‘I wanted to make this film because I wanted to put something out in this world that reminded us all of the strength of the human spirit and brotherhood and faith and all of the things that will in the end get us through these dark times,’ she continued.
United: Jack, Ange, Miyavi and producer Matt Baer have been in the harbour city since Monday to promote the epic flick
Beautiful: The mother-of-six looked stunning in the dove grey wrap dress and nude heels as she posed
Best friends: Angelina has spoke passionately about Louis Zamperini the film’s star, saying of him ‘they say don’t meet your heroes because you’ll be disappointed but i met mine and he was truly extraordinary’
Writing letters from afar: Angelina and Brad were separated for parts of the year while she filmed in Australia, pictured on set, and he shot Fury in the U.K
The passionate director has previously spoken about the relationship and respect she developed for Louis Zamperini, calling him her ‘best friend’, and once again, Angelina sang the praises of the late, great man.
‘Louis is one example [of strength] but when we said to Louis that I want to make this film to show how extraordinary you are he said no, make the film to tell everyone how extraordinary they are.
‘They say don’t meet your heroes because you’ll be disappointed but I met mine and he was truly extraordinary.’
Street side: The film was shot in New South Wales and Queensland, pictured on Pitt Street during filming in November 2013
Snappy dresser: Brad, 50, turned out at Monday night’s event to show support for his wife and her movie
Coming through! Angelina with kids Maddox, 13, Pax, 10, Zahara, 9, Shiloh, 8, Knox, 6 and Vivienne, 6
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