2024 (Italy, Germany, USA) 124 minutes
Directed by: Pablo Larrain
Following his acclaimed historical biopics Jackie and Spencer, about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Princess Diana, respectively, Chilean director Pablo Larraín has made his third entry in an unofficial trilogy about world-famous women dealing with the blinding glare of celebrity while at an emotional crossroads. In an all-consuming performance at once poignant and imperious, Angelina Jolie becomes Maria Callas, the American-born Greek opera singer whose voice and intensely dramatic life captivated millions before her death from a heart attack at the age of 53. Set in Paris in September 1977, during the final week of her life, MARIA follows the legendary soprano as she negotiates her public image and private self and reckons with the increasingly blurred boundaries between the venerated “La Divina” and the vulnerable human being, Maria.
2024 Venice Film Festival – Nominated – Best Film
2024 Critics Choice Awards – Won – Best Director Latino Cinema
Incline Village Cinema – December 5 – 6:00pm