The first photos of Angelina Jolie in the role of the legendary opera singer Maria Callas have appeared on social networks. The first footage of the biopic “Maria” was published by the Film Updates account.
Filming began in October in Budapest. Chilean director Pablo Larrain stated that he is very pleased to continue the process of depicting the lives of women who changed the fate of the 20th century from a cultural point of view. Previously, the director directed the film “Spencer” about Princess Diana.
The painting “Maria” will show a fragment of the life of the greatest soprano Maria Callas. This is a film about the last years of the singer’s life, which she spent alone in Paris.
Maria Callas was born in New York into a family of Greek origin. Later, the future singer and her mother returned to Athens, where Callas entered the conservatory at the age of 14. She made her debut in German-occupied Athens as Tosca in the opera of the same name. Giacomo Puccini. The singer’s career experienced ups and downs, but she remained in history as the greatest soprano of the 20th century. The artist’s personal life has always attracted attention – her lover was a Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassiswho later married the widow of the US President Jacqueline Kennedy.
In 2002, a feature film about the singer “Callas Forever” was released, directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Maria Callas was played by a French actress Fanny Ardan.
