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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
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The Magnetism of Maria Callas
In one part of this documentary on the life and career of Maria Callas, she is returning to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House, in NYC, after a 7 year absence and a TV reporter is interviewing some of Callas' devoted fans who have been sleeping in line all night to be able to purchase tickets. One enthusiastic young man says that she is just magnetic on stage and has the greatest singing voice of the century. After viewing this film I would agree with him on both counts.
The doc, directed by Tom Volf, is a tribute to the complex and highly intelligent Callas, and much of the movie is told through her own words, vintage film clips, and some parts of her mesmerizing onstage performances. I'll readily admit I'm not a follower of opera but when Callas sang and acted onstage it was truly incredible with her range and charisma.
There's also, once she reached superstar status, the constant invasion of her privacy by the paparazzi (of course, decades before social media) , only heightened when she began a long relationship with the billionaire Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. Even more so when he left her to marry Jackie Kennedy, only to return to Callas before his death.
Overall, although the doc is perhaps overly long at just under 2 hours, I just found Callas' persona and life story to be quite fascinating.
The doc, directed by Tom Volf, is a tribute to the complex and highly intelligent Callas, and much of the movie is told through her own words, vintage film clips, and some parts of her mesmerizing onstage performances. I'll readily admit I'm not a follower of opera but when Callas sang and acted onstage it was truly incredible with her range and charisma.
There's also, once she reached superstar status, the constant invasion of her privacy by the paparazzi (of course, decades before social media) , only heightened when she began a long relationship with the billionaire Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. Even more so when he left her to marry Jackie Kennedy, only to return to Callas before his death.
Overall, although the doc is perhaps overly long at just under 2 hours, I just found Callas' persona and life story to be quite fascinating.
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- Apr 3, 2019
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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
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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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