Waterford Film For All presents Maria, a biographical drama by director Pablo Larraín
Continuing his run of acclaimed and original biopics (Spencer, Jackie), in Maria Pablo Larraín explores who Maria Callas (Angelina Jolie) really was, away from the fame and tabloid headlines. Reimagining Callas’ final days as her health was failing, Larrain shows us the famed soprano as she wanders around a picturesque Paris recounting the highs and lows of her life to a revering journalist.
Angelina Jolie gives a transforming performance, capturing the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest female opera singer through memories, friends, and, most importantly, her singing.
Festivals
BFI London Film Festival 2024
Venice Film Festival 2024
Reviews
‘’In a movie that is stately on the surface and stormy underneath, Jolie’s drawn, almost architectural features and air of enforced restraint is ideal for Larraín’s vision of Callas.’’
– Steve Pond, The Wrap
“There’s an ethereal quality to Jolie’s performance that matches Callas’ legendary persona, and despite the deep sense of melancholy that pervades the film like a ghostly veil, this is still a love story – and one where the heroine lives forever.”
– Hannah Strong, Little White Lies
