Movie: Callas Assoluta

Top 10 Billed Cast

Maria Callas
Maria Callas

Self (archive footage)

Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau

Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly

Self (archive footage)

Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand

Self (archive footage)

Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli

Self (archive footage)

Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti

Self (archive footage)

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini

Self (archive footage)

Philippe Faure
Philippe Faure

Narrator (voice)

Giuseppe Di Stefano
Giuseppe Di Stefano

Self (archive footage)

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2007-12-20

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    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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