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18 September 2002 (Belgium)
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A fictionalized account of the last days of opera singer Maria Callas (Ardant). | full synopsis
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2 nominations
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(2 articles)
British Producer Parsons Dies
(From WENN. 21 August 2009, 12:06 PM, PDT)
Palm Springs International Film Festival Opens
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 9 January 2003)
(From WENN. 21 August 2009, 12:06 PM, PDT)
Palm Springs International Film Festival Opens
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 9 January 2003)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Fanny Ardant | ... | Maria Callas | |
| Jeremy Irons | ... | Larry Kelly | |
| Joan Plowright | ... | Sarah Keller | |
| Jay Rodan | ... | Michael | |
| Gabriel Garko | ... | Marco / Don Jose | |
| Manuel de Blas | ... | Esteban Gomez | |
| Justino Díaz | ... | Scarpia | |
| Jean Dalric | ... | Gerard | |
| Stephen Billington | ... | Brendan | |
| Anna Lelio | ... | Bruna | |
| Alessandro Bertolucci | ... | Marcello | |
| Olivier Galfione | ... | Thierry | |
| Roberto Sanchez | ... | Escamillo | |
| Achille Brugnini | ... | Ferruccio | |
| Eugene Kohn | ... | Eugene |
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Callas Forever (Spain)
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Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and strong language.
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France:108 min | Israel:111 min | Spain:112 min | USA:111 min
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Anachronisms: A poster of AC/DC's "If You want Blood, You've got It" is seen hanging on a wall of the production company. The record was released in 1978 (one year after Maria Callas' death).
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Complete Control
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Maria Callas was an artist of such magnitude that it seems impossible for any filmed biography to do her justice. Besides, who could really play Maria Callas? Well, the actress featured here does as well as anyone else could, which is, I guess, adequate. Of much greater importance is the banality of the story. I can't imagine Maria Callas in the 1970's even considering doing what the film suggests. By 1965, it was painfully obvious that Callas, despite her glamorous image and appearance, could never, even at age 41, have reconstructed her once fabulous voice, a voice which in its prime could accomplish miracles. In any case, it is folly to suggest that Callas would have elected to do a film version of "Carmen" ( a role she never cared for) with a dubbed recording she had made years earlier. I could see "Norma", "Tosca" or "Traviata", but never "Carmen". Larry Kelly actually died several years before Callas, so his presence here is pure fiction ------- which is what the film actually is. As a way to pass 108 minutes, the film is adequate, but if you're looking for a documentation of Maria Callas in her final years, you will have to keep looking. I doubt whether you will ever find what you are looking for because it seems highly unlikely that the real Callas, ever the elusive firefly, will ever be captured and preserved.