Academy Award-winning actor Angelina Jolie will star as renowned opera singer Maria Callas in Maria, a new film from director Pablo LarraÃn.
Jolie earned an Academy Award for her performance in Girl, Interrupted, and has displayed her incredible range in films like Changeling, The Good Shepherd, Maleficent, and Those Who Wish Me Dead.
Renowned Chilean filmmaker LarraÃn is known for such films as Jackie, Spencer, No, Neruda, and 2023’s El Conde, which garnered a Best Cinematography Oscar nomination for Edward Lachman’s chiaroscuro work.
LarraÃn says, “I’m excited to partner again with the Netflix team who care so passionately about movies. This film is my most personal work yet. It is a creative imagining and psychological portrait of Maria Callas who, after dedicating her life to performing for audiences around the world, decides finally to find her own voice, her own identity, and sing for herself. I’m deeply honored to tell this story and share it with audiences worldwide like Maria did with her life.”
Maria marks a new collaboration between LarraÃn and Lachman, who was also nominated for Academy Awards for his work on Carol and Far From Heaven. And it’s the second LarraÃn film written by Steven Knight following their work together on Spencer; Knight was nominated for an Academy Award for Original Screenplay for his work on Dirty Pretty Things, and is the creator of Peaky Blinders.
Academy Award nominee Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino, and Valeria Golino also star.
Find out more about Maria below.
What is Maria about?
Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie is Maria Callas, one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century in acclaimed director Pablo Larrain's operatic Maria. The film follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye. Maria reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.
Who is in the cast of Maria?
The cast of Maria includes:
- Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted; Changeling)
- Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog, Dolemite Is My Name)
- Alba Rohrwacher (Hungry Hearts, Happy As Lazzaro)
- Pierfrancesco Favino (Padrenostro, Adagio)
- Valeria Golino (For Your Love, The Beautiful Game)
When is the release date for Maria?
Maria will be in select theaters on Nov. 27 and stream on Netflix on Dec. 11. The film previously had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 29.
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