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Callas Assoluta

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Callas Assoluta

Dec 20, 2007

1h 38m

★ 6.5

Overview

This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in New York City to her scandal-laden but triumphant international career in opera. Featuring archival interviews with Callas herself and footage of contemporaries such as her lover Aristotle Onassis, this celebration of "La Divina" pays tribute to her enduring legacy some three decades after her death.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Swan productions

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Cast

Maria Callas

Self (archive footage)

Maria Callas

Jean Cocteau

Self (archive footage)

Jean Cocteau

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy

Grace Kelly

Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly

Michel Legrand

Self (archive footage)

Michel Legrand

Franco Zeffirelli

Self (archive footage)

Franco Zeffirelli

Luchino Visconti

Self (archive footage)

Luchino Visconti

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Self (archive footage)

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Philippe Faure

Narrator (voice)

Philippe Faure

No Image

Self (archive footage)

Giuseppe Di Stefano

Tito Gobbi

Self (archive footage)

Tito Gobbi

Elsa Maxwell

Self (archive footage)

Elsa Maxwell