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Maria Callas: Reserve me a table at a cafe where the waiters know who I am
Chronology
Maria Callas, the world’s greatest opera singer, spends the last days of her life in 1970s Paris as she comes to terms with her identity and her life. Angelina Jolie and director Pablo Larraín talk about the connection they have formed with the heartbreaking true story of world-famous opera singer Maria Callas. The third and final film in Pablo Larraín’s so-called “Lady with Heels” trilogy of biographies with female protagonists, after Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021).
I feel like admiration
Quoted in close-up: Why do we need the Venice Film Festival? (2024). This film made me wish I had been born when Callas was born.
Impeccable photography, editing and costume design
She was a DIVA, but she could do it. And Angelina and her sister have such a thing in common: both can only perform when they are unhappy. As if art is born from sadness, madness or guilt.
It’s sad when people complain, but I just think they didn’t capture the art that the film was
For me, the interesting way they told the story is simply poetry, it’s like listening to your perfect aria in a beautiful garden. Angelina is not my favorite actress, but she is an excellent choice for Maria and the makeup is perfect. No need to waste time scrolling endlessly – here’s the full lineup of new films and TV shows streaming on Netflix this month.