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‘Maria’ Review: Angelina Jolie Hits The High Notes As Doomed Diva Maria Callas In Pablo Larraín’s Curiously Bloodless Biopic – Venice Film Festival
‘Maria’ review: Angelina Jolie hits high notes as doomed opera diva Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's curiously bloodless movie.
No director working today has a greater command of the medium than the Chilean maestro Pablo Larraín, whose previous achievements in the generally unloved biopic genre — Jackie and Spencer — are now joined by his sweeping reimagining of the last days of Maria Callas. Her loyal housekeeper Bruna (Alba Rohrwacher) and butler Ferruccio (Pierfrancesco Favino) have various tasks: cooking special meals to tempt her away from starvation, moving her piano from one room to another and going through her pockets, trying to find her secret stashes of pills. Festival: Venice(Competition) Distributor: Netflix Director: Pablo Larraín Screenwriter: Steven Knight Cast: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Stephen Ashfield, Valeria Golino Running time: 2 hrs 3 mins
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