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Callas Forever is a 2002 biographical film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, who co-wrote the screenplay with Martin Sherman. It is an homage to Zeffirelli's friend, internationally acclaimed opera diva Maria Callas, whom he directed on stage in Norma, La traviata, and Tosca. It was his last film before his death in 2019.
Sep 18, 2002 · Callas Forever: Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright, Jay Rodan. The last days of legendary opera singer Maria Callas.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Franco Zeffirelli
- 2002-09-18
Nov 25, 2004 · In 1977, when she is 53 and near the end of her life, the great diva Maria Callas is approached by a man who directed some of her greatest performances. He wants to film her in " Carmen ." Impossible! she says, playing him a tape of her final concert, in Tokyo, where the great voice was in ruins.
CALLAS FOREVER is a beautifully written, tenderly directed and acted tribute to the immortal Maria Callas by a man who knew her as well as anyone - Franco Zeffirelli.
An uneven biopic that struggles to convey what made its subject special, Callas Forever is far from a definitive look at the life of this brilliant opera diva. Read Critics Reviews
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- Franco Zeffirelli
- PG-13
- Fanny Ardant
The year is 1977 and Maria Callas (Fanny Ardant) is in seclusion in her Paris apartment, grieving over 1) her beloved Aristotle Onassis who left her for Jacqueline Kennedy and then died and 2) her disastrous farewell concert in Japan which ended her magnificent career with a flop.
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Oct 10, 2002 · Aging opera singer Maria Callas tries to make a comeback by performing in a production of Bizet's "Carmen."
