Angelina Jolie and director Pablo Larraín discuss how they connected to the heartbreaking true story of the world-renowned opera singer Maria Callas
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Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.. The third and final film in Pablo Larraín's so-called "Lady with Heels" trilogy of female-led biopics, following Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021)..
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Maria Callas: Book me a table at a café where the waiters know who I am. Referenced in Close-Up: Why do We Need the Venice Film Festival?
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(2024). Otello Act 4: ‘Ave Maria’ (Desdemona)Performed by Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du ConservatoireConductor: Nicola RescignoWritten by Giuseppe Verdi, Arrigo BoitoA Warner Classics Release, (p) 1964 Parlophone Records LimitedRemastered 2014 Parlophone Records LimitedCourtesy of Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH, a Warner Music Group Company.
I get it – Angelina is gorgeous but where was the spark?I never felt like I connected with the characters and didn't feel bought into the film
Our entire group was disappointed by what we watched.The story line was paper thin to us, focused on the last part of her life, with major parts of the history around how events tied together left out. We would move from one scene to another without a clear link between sequences.The focus seemed to center around Jolie posing for us, rather removed of the charm of the real Maria.
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There was a hollowness to this version of Maria Callas.At the end of the film, as the end credits start, there are scenes of the real Maria Callas – full of personality and charisma – which were unfortunately not portrayed in Jolie's performance.Gorgeous costume designs but that was it for me.. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.
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