Maria

Maria Callas spends her final days in a sunlit Paris apartment in the mid 1970s, a public icon quietly reconsidering the chapters of her life. The film reimagines her late career and private reckonings, placing her among crowded cafés, backstage doors, and the ever watching gaze of the press. Angelina Jolie embodies a woman whose voice still defines the world even as she questions its grip on her identity and memory. The story threads through Ferruccio, Bruna, Aristotle Onassis, and the enigmatic Mandrax, exposing loyalties, regrets, and fragile alliances that ripple through memory. Every moment bears the weight of legend without tipping into spectacle.

Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria is built from an original screenplay by Steven Knight. Released in 2024, the film frames Callas within a 1970s Paris milieu and leans on a prestige ensemble to ground its historical mood.

The film explores fame’s burden and a star's struggle to define herself beyond the public image. It probes memory, artistic endurance, and personal ties, offering an intimate portrait that blends historical atmosphere with the discipline of a singer’s craft.

By focusing on late life rather than the peak of stardom, the movie invites new conversations about Callas's influence on performance, fashion, and the myth of living forever in the eyes of fans and critics alike.