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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. [1] . It was his last film before his death in 2019. Plot.
Nov 25, 2004 · This fictional story, told in “Callas Forever,” has parallels with real life. Franco Zeffirelli, who directed and co-wrote the film, directed Callas on stage in “Norma,” “La Traviata” and “Tosca.” In 1964, he directed her TV special “Maria Callas at Covent Garden,” and he remained a friend of the singer until the end.
Sep 11, 2024 · Since her death they had become intimately familiar with the many facets of her identity. From 1988 to 2002, a break in Callas-centric filmmaking occurred, but interest reignited thanks to Zeffirelli’s 2002 biofiction, “Callas Forever.”
Nov 11, 2004 · Callas Forever (2004) Divas don't come much more demanding than Maria Callas (Fanny Ardant) in Callas Forever, an enjoyably risible biopic about the final days of the opera singer that's...
By 1965, it was painfully obvious that Callas, despite her glamorous image and appearance, could never, even at age 41, have reconstructed her once fabulous voice, a voice which in its prime could accomplish miracles.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Franco Zeffirelli
- 2002-09-18
Though the story Zeffirelli tells is not a true one, some of the emotions are certainly correct. Callas was completely devastated when Onassis left her - and he left her with nothing, not even friendship.
Nov 5, 2004 · "Callas Forever," Franco Zeffirelli's worshipful cinematic tribute to his friend Maria Callas, is the kind of what-if movie you might have expected to be made about Elvis Presley but not...
