The Callas biopic “Maria”, the last in the trilogy directed by Pablo Larrain, could well earn Angelina Jolie her second Best Actress Oscar. While the film has divided international critics, Jolie’s performance has won unanimous acclaim…
Angelina Jolie received an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival this summer for her title role in “Maria”. The film made its world premiere there.
Perhaps not as much as the 13 minutes reserved for Callas’ farewell at her final concert in Montreal on May 13, 1974, in front of 3,000 people…
Pablo Larrain’s last biopic
Still, it’s a fine indication of the success of Angelina Jolie’s interpretation of the most famous of singers in Pablo Larraín’s latest film. More controversial than the American star’s reincarnation of Maria Callas, however, wasits direction.
This is the last film in the American-Argentinian director’s trilogy devoted to famous women, all struck by tragic fate.
Each time, Pablo Larrain chooses the climax of these lives to build his biopics.
Released in 2016, “Jackie”recounted the days following the assassination in Dallas on November 22, 1963 of Jacqueline Bouvier, aka Jackie, her celebrated husband and 35th President of the United States, John Kennedy.
Released in 2021, “Spencer” focused on Lady Di’s personal crisis during the 1991 Christmas festivities, when she began to think about separating from her royal husband.
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