A radiant Angelina Jolie shepherded “Maria,” her first film in four years, to a red carpet world premiere Thursday night at the Venice Film Festival.
A radiant Angelina Jolie shepherded “Maria,” her first film in four years, to a red carpet world premiere Thursday night at the Venice International Film Festival.
An intimate, imagined look at a dying Maria Callas, still regarded as the world’s greatest opera singer, “Maria” also rates as the conclusion of Chilean director Pablo Larrain’s so-called diva trilogy.
First was “Jackie” about Jacqueline Kennedy following her husband’s assassination, which won Natalie Portman a Best Actress nomination. Then “Spencer,” about a beleaguered Lady Diana, won Kristen Stewart her Oscar nomination.
Larrain’s study finds Callas shrouded and isolated in her splendid Paris apartment with only her memories and a faithful staff of two.
