Maria

23 January 2025

In the Playhouse

Cinema

Italy, Germany, USA | 2024 | English, Greek | Drama | M

Starring Angelina Jolie, Maria tells the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest female opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970s Paris.

A loving and affectionate portrait of Callas.

Time Out

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Angelina Jolie stuns as opera great Maria Callas

Academy Award®-winner Angelina Jolie is Maria Callas, one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century in acclaimed director Pablo Larraín'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.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Credits

Pablo Larraín
Director

Steven Knight
Screenplay

Ed Lachman
Cinematographer

Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Juan de Dios Larraín, Lorenzo Mieli
Producer
 

Cast

Angelina Jolie
as Maria Callas

Kodi Smit-McPhee 
as Mandrax

Alba Rohrwacher 
as Bruna

Pierfrancesco Favino 
as Ferruccio

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