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Maria Callas, the world’s greatest opera singer, spends the last days of her life in 1970s Paris as she comes to terms with her identity and life. Angelina Jolie and director Pablo Larraín discuss how they connected to the heartbreaking true story of world-famous opera singer Maria Callas. The third and final film in Pablo Larraín’s so-called “Lady with Heels” trilogy of biographies starring female leads, following Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021). Maria Callas: Reserve me a table at a cafe where the waiters know who I am. Quoted in close-up: Why do we need the Venice Film Festival?
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
(2024). Otello, Act 4: “Ave Maria” (Desdemona). Performed by Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire. Written by Giuseppe Verdi, Arrigo Boito. A Warner Classics release, (p) 1964 Parlophone Records Limited.
Remastered 2014 Parlophone Records Limited
Courtesy of Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH, a Warner Music Group company. Just saw the film at a film festival. Our entire group was disappointed with what we saw. The plot was paper-thin to us, focusing on the latter part of her life. Important parts of the story revolving around how events connected were left out.
This version of Maria Callas was hollow
We went from one scene to the next without any clear connection between sequences. The focus seemed to be on Jolie posing for us, and was quite far removed from the charm of the real Maria. I get it – Angelina is beautiful, but where was the spark? I never felt like I connected with the characters, and couldn’t empathize with the film. At the end of the film, as the credits roll, there are scenes with the real Maria Callas – full of personality and charisma – that were sadly not portrayed in Jolie’s portrayal.
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Beautiful costume designs, but that’s it for me. One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.
