Maria
2024, R, 124 min.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Starring Angelina Jolie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Valeria Golino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Pierfrancesco Favino.
Pablo Larraín continues his run of Famous Women in Distress biopics (Jackie, Spencer) with this portrait of the legendary opera singer Maria Callas (Jolie) in her final days.
This article appears in November 29 • 2024.
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