17/39
Aristotle Onassis, Maria Callas’s longtime companion, later married former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy
Plot
Maria Callas, the world’s greatest opera singer, spends her final days in 1970s Paris, confronting her identity and life. Kennedy was the subject of Pablo Larraín’s previous biopic Jackie in 2016, starring Natalie Portman.
I want to be adored
Maria Callas: Save me a table at a café where the waiters know who I am. Mentioned in Close-Up: Why Do We Need the Venice Film Festival?
Maria is a solid musical biography
(2024). Angelina Jolie’s excellent performance ties the film together very well, and I admire how much she put into this role, especially her operatic singing.
It’s a beautifully shot and directed film
The plot is a bit chaotic and the pacing is a bit slow, but I still think the film is entertaining enough to enjoy and also educational about the period and opera in general. I really like the editing and the black and white cinematography is gorgeous.
