After Jacqueline Kennedy and Diana Spencer, Maria Callas is the protagonist of the next biographical film that director Pablo Larrain dedicates to the great female figures of the 20th century. Angelina Jolie plays the great Greek-American opera singer and actress. Here are the first official photos.
They have arrived, authorized by of course Pablo Larrain, the first two photos of Angelina Jolie in the role of Maria Callas, very famous and unfortunately deeply unhappy opera singer. The film about her is called Maria and talks about his life, i.e. the good moments associated with his passion for singing and his success, and the bad ones. Even though the film biography is interspersed with flashbacks, it takes place in the artist’s final days in Paris in the 1970s. The processing of Maria The film will last 8 weeks and will be shot between the City of Lights, Greece, Budapest and Milan.
Maria: Cast, costumes and script
The cast of Maria It is very interesting for us because we find three Italian actors: Pierfrancesco Favino. Alba Rohrwacher And Valeria Golinothat he will play Iakinthi Kalogheropoulouthe sister of Callas. They also appear in the film Haluk Bilginer And Kodi Smith McPhee.
Maria It is an independent production, part of an agreement signed with SAG-AFTRA, which is why it is possible to shoot it and the director’s joy is immense. Here is his statement on the matter:
I am very pleased to begin production on “Maria,” which I hope will bring the extraordinary life and work of Maria Callas to audiences on the planet thanks to Steve Knight’s exceptional script, the work of the cast and crew, and, above all, Angelina will bring brilliant interpretation and exceptional preparation to the whole world.
We have to remember that Pablo Larrain In his films he likes to talk about famous women with unfortunate fates or those who are faced with complex decisions and about men who are incapable of loving them. We owe him something Spencer (At Lady Dianaplayed by Kristen Stewart) And Jackie (At Jacqueline Kennedypersonified by Natalie Portman).
From the group of talents who made it possible Maria There’s the screenwriter Steven Knightwhich we, for example, have to thank Spencer, The promise of the murderer and the series Peaky Blinders. However, the singer’s costumes come from the historical archive of the talented artist Massimo Cantini Parrini and it is original clothing that Callas wore.
The first two photos of Angelina Jolie in the role of Maria Callas
And here are the shots of Angelina in the role of Callas In Maria. They are two very different or rather opposite images. In one, the singer appears well-dressed and made-up in all her glory. On the other hand, the star is more modest and wears huge and not at all flattering glasses. Needless to say, at Jolie they are adorable.
Maria is produced by Juan de Dios Larraín for Fabula, by Jonas Dornbach for accomplices film and from Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment, a Fremantle Group company. International sales of the film will be handled by FilmNation Entertainment.