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Aristotle Onassis, Maria Callas' longtime partner, later married former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy

Chronology

Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, spends her final days in 1970s Paris as she grapples with her identity and her life. Angelina Jolie and director Pablo Larraín discuss how they reconnected with the heartbreaking real-life world-famous opera singer Maria Callas. Kennedy was the subject of Pablo Larraín's previous biopic, 2016's Jackie, starring Natalie Portman. Maria Callas: Book me a table at a café where the waiters know who I am.

I'm in the mood to enjoy myself

Shown up close: Why do we need a Venice Film Festival? (2024). Let's start with the appearance of the main title "character". Angelina Jolie is almost always watchable and listenable, especially on the big screen, and while she certainly delivers a prima donna performance here, at BEST it's only two-thirds Maria Callas and at most a solid third Angelina.

Callas being sarcastic, Callas being lyrical about opera, etc)

herself and using the 'character' of Maria to express her emotions. Yes, it's ultimately a complex and inconsistent performance, though she often rises to the occasion, because while she usually does a very commendable job of imitating Callas's distinctive accent and speech patterns, it's usually only achieved when there are reference points she can use from interviews and similar footage of the late diva (i.e. When there aren't any direct visual or audio references that Angelina would have by default - namely when 'Maria' in the film is very upset or very angry - Angelina simply reverts to HER way of being emotional or "dramatic". For example, there is an angry outburst at an outdoor cafe where she actually reverts to her MALE persona, complete with a British accent that didn't suit Callas at all (because while Callas alternated between American and British pronunciation, she never sounded "English").

These are the most glaring errors in the heightened and climactic moments of the story!

Later in the film there is a rather sad discussion between "Maria" and her sister, and Angelina seems to forget that she is even PLAYING Callas at the end of that scene when she bursts into tears and says her lines; we get a good look at the wounded and scared girl inside Angelina JOLIE, but *NOT* the painful child Maria Callas, because Angelina expresses herself entirely in her own way of speaking and emoting. There are other moments like that, although I can't get into all of them without spoiling the film. This is always a danger when it comes to modern "method" acting, where the director leaves the star to do whatever they want, and when in doubt, the actor or actress will use what acting teacher Lee Strasberg called "emotional Recall" (making the actor/actress recall emotional experiences from their life and channel THOSE *PERSONAL* EMOTIONS, which of course may not be entirely appropriate for the CHARACTER, as the way two people express sadness or anger will naturally be very, very different). CLASSIC acting techniques are always superior - although they are almost never used today - because they require the actor/actress to use their *IMAGINAMENT*, rather than their own experiences and personal emotions.

Angelina Jolie had to IMAGINE what "LA DIVINA" CALLAS would have acted/reacted in those key scenes – even if she didn’t have a YouTube link to the video

I think it’s a really sad situation where even A-list Hollywood celebrities can’t use their imagination and can’t come up with any script they can’t take on their iPhone. https://ardcindia.in/2024/11/14/disclaimer-2024-1080p-x265-new-episode-download-torrent/