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Pablo Larraín

Maria

Director Pablo Larraín Cast Angelina Jolie, Valeria Golino, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher
Edition 2024
124' - 2024 - Drama, Biography - Format: DCP - Dialogue: English
Maria Callas remains the most captivating opera singer in history. For his latest drama, acclaimed filmmaker Pablo Larraín - director of the biopics Jackie and Spencer - has convinced none other than Angelina Jolie to embody the legendary Greek-American soprano.
The biopics of acclaimed Chilean director Pablo Larraín - Jackie about Jackie Kennedy and Spencer about Princess Diana - stand miles apart from the conventional biographical film. His latest work follows this same path. Maria is a portrait - both glorious and tragic - of Maria Callas, the most influential opera star of the twentieth century. The world-renowned soprano passed away in 1977 from a heart attack, after years of increasing seclusion in her Paris apartment. Despite her tumultuous life, Callas became a true icon in the post-WWII era, particularly noted for her unconventional and commanding approach to performance. Maria shows the final week of the diva's life, while exploring her turbulent past through evocative flashbacks - from her unhappy childhood under the shadow of a domineering mother to her tempestuous love affair with magnate Aristotle Onassis. Larraín deliberately blurs the lines between Callas' dreams and the facts, creating a compelling and poetic film, with an intoxicating performance by Oscar winner Angelina Jolie as 'La Divina'.

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Credits

Directors

Pablo Larraín

Cast

Angelina Jolie, Valeria Golino, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher

Scenario

Steven Knight

Director of Photography

Edward Lachman

Editors

Sofía Subercaseaux

Producers

Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Lorenzo Mieli

Production studios

The Apartment

Distributor

The Searchers

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Dialogue

English

Countries of production

Italy, Chile, Germany

Year

2024

Filmography

Pablo Larraín
Sal Disfruta: Come y Disfruta (video short, 2001), Fuga (2006), Tony Manero (2008), Post Mortem (2010), No (2012), Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013), Falabella: Navidad 2013 (video short, 2013), Fugitives (TV-series, 2011/2013), The Club (2015), Neruda (2016), Jackie (2016), Ema (2019), Lisey's Story (TV-series, 2021), El conde (2023), Maria (2024).

Technical Specs

Format
DCP