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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
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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.
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
Jul 21, 2005 · Maria Callas, having reached the twilight of her career, comes out of reclusive retirement only to confront painful memories of her past love affair with billionaire Aristotle Onassis and the fact that she can no longer pretend to have the voice she once had. Her eager manager, determined to...
Nov 5, 2004 · The special relationship between Callas (Ardant) and her former manager (Irons) forms the heart of this compelling fictional imagining of the diva's swan song, written and directed by the late Callas's friend and colleague, Franco Zeffirelli, in a worthy tribute to his legendary friend.
