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An intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words.An intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words.An intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Joyce DiDonato
- María Callas
- (voice)
Maria Callas
- Self
- (archive footage)
David Frost
- Self
- (archive footage)
Edward R. Murrow
- Self
- (archive footage)
Elvira de Hidalgo
- Self
- (archive footage)
Rudolf Bing
- Self
- (archive footage)
Aristotle Onassis
- Self
- (archive footage)
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
- Self
- (archive footage)
Bernard Gavoty
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Self
- (archive footage)
Omar Sharif
- Self
- (archive footage)
Barbara Walters
- Self
- (archive footage)
Brigitte Bardot
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Jean Cocteau
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Vittorio De Sica
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Catherine Deneuve
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in September 2018.
- Quotes
Maria Callas: I would have preferred to have a happy family and have children. I think that is the main vocation of a woman. But destiny brought me into this career.
- ConnectionsReferences Medea (1969)
- SoundtracksAh, quanto cielo!
From the Opera "Madama Butterfly"
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (as Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano) and Herbert von Karajan
Featured review
MARIA: CHAMPAGNE, COGNAC, COCA-COLA... PURE DIVANESS!
Once in the height of the press media exploiting the supposedly rivalry between singers, Callas and Renata Tebadli, Callas was quoted (on comparing herself to the other singer) that it was like "comparing champagne to cognac". Tom Volf's debut documentary follows Callas's professional/personal life through its ups and downs by wonderfully, spooling in between her most famous "arias" performances.
It focuses on using archived TV interviews and scenes of "paparazzi" swarms but keeps a sharp focus on her early 50's career accomplishments until her untimely death in the mid 70s. Her early NYC childhood story and late adulthood Parisian isolation were only shown thru her interviews and the usage of a off-screen narrator reading Callas's letters and memoirs.
It also displayed her "Tigress" temperament towards the harsh reality of the Opera world as a booming recording industry and its societal environments. Volf's documentary subtlety unveils her own decadence of solitude dealing with a vocal declination and an endless love for Aristotle Socrates Onassis. A must-see for Opera lovers, truly amazing!
It focuses on using archived TV interviews and scenes of "paparazzi" swarms but keeps a sharp focus on her early 50's career accomplishments until her untimely death in the mid 70s. Her early NYC childhood story and late adulthood Parisian isolation were only shown thru her interviews and the usage of a off-screen narrator reading Callas's letters and memoirs.
It also displayed her "Tigress" temperament towards the harsh reality of the Opera world as a booming recording industry and its societal environments. Volf's documentary subtlety unveils her own decadence of solitude dealing with a vocal declination and an endless love for Aristotle Socrates Onassis. A must-see for Opera lovers, truly amazing!
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- Dec 5, 2018
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- María Callas: En sus propias palabras
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,267,301
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $91,915
- Nov 4, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $2,869,237
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
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