Maria stars Angelina Jolie as renowned opera singer Maria Callas in her final years, cleverly combining Jolie's singing with real recordings from the late star.
Angelina Jolie says although she appreciates being an artist, she would prefer for her legacy to be 'a good mother' and to be known for her 'belief in equality and human rights'. The Oscar-winning actress stars as Maria Callas in the new Pablo Larrain film about the opera singer's life. She has called Maria 'the hardest' and 'most challenging' role she has had in her career and put months of preparation into immersing herself into the world of opera.
Written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, Maria focuses on the artist's final years in the 1970s when she moved to Paris and disappeared from public view. She died on 16 September 1977 at the age of 53. Jolie on changing motivations as an actor Maria follows the life of an artist fully consumed by the art she creates and even remarks that 'happiness never developed a beautiful melody'.
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