Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas. (Credit: Pablo Larrain)
December 2024 was marked by the highly anticipated release on the American Netflix network (accessible via VPN) of Maria, a film by Chilean director and screenwriter Pablo Larrain, starring Angelina Jolie as the main character, Maria Callas. While the distributor in the Middle East Italia Film announced it for Jan. 16, the movie will be released in Paris, exclusively in theaters, on Feb. 5, 2025.After the biopics Jackie in 2016 about Jackie Onassis and Spencer in 2021 about Princess Diana, Pablo Larrain focuses in Maria on the end of life of the singer born in New York to a family of Greek migrants. The life of Maria Callas, who revolutionized opera in the 20th century by merging theatrical and vocal performance, is one of those tragic journeys that weave grand narratives. Is a good story enough to make a great film? For now, Maria is...
December 2024 was marked by the highly anticipated release on the American Netflix network (accessible via VPN) of Maria, a film by Chilean director and screenwriter Pablo Larrain, starring Angelina Jolie as the main character, Maria Callas. While the distributor in the Middle East Italia Film announced it for Jan. 16, the movie will be released in Paris, exclusively in theaters, on Feb. 5, 2025.After the biopics Jackie in 2016 about Jackie Onassis and Spencer in 2021 about Princess Diana, Pablo Larrain focuses in Maria on the end of life of the singer born in New York to a family of Greek migrants. The life of Maria Callas, who revolutionized opera in the 20th century by merging theatrical and vocal performance, is one of those tragic journeys that weave grand narratives. Is a good story enough to make a great film? For now, Maria is...