Achille Brugnini, Alessandro Bertolucci, Anna Lelio
This fantasy involves the last few months in the life of opera star Maria Callas, who comes out of reclusive retirement to film 'Carmen,' only to confront painful memories of her past love affair with...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 21, 2005
Stats: 74 reviews
If it weren't for the OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD performance by the fantastic Fanny Ardant, this would be a pile of trash. It's a regular, old-fashioned movie that took a terrific subject (Maria Callas comeback) and totally wasted it. Fanny Ardant devours the role completely and creates m...( read more)
Beautifully acted, intelligently written and criminally neglected by critics and distributors Callas Forever is a haunting and poignant study of the sacrifices an artist makes for her art.
For some people the movie will prove somewhat unsatisfying, the more so if one focuses ex...( read more)
just checked this out because of Callas being in the title. But I rather enjoyed it. Maria Callas sure dressed with style and poise in Chanel.
I love this movie! Although I am not an opera fan, Fanny Ardant makes me love Maria Callas' work, her spirit, her legacy! The film is so beautiful, it makes you feel as though you're there!
Born in New York in 1923 of Greek parents as Cecelia Sofia Anna Maria Kalogeropoulos, Callas made her true debut at the Athens Opera on July 4, 1941 as Tosca, going on to sing Santuzza and Leonora during the next three years. In 1945, Callas returned to New York where she was hea...( read more)
A fictional depiction of the aging opera diva who agrees to do a comeback. A beautiful, touching movie. Fanny Ardant is fantastic in the leading role.
It does not show her life completly but it's pretty good movie for those sho know her , and her life...how ever i expect something else ...
Fanny Ardant is great in the title role, Jeremy Irons and Joan Plowright offer exemplary support.
A tribute to an artist that never approaches art. full review
On about five different levels, Callas Forever constitutes grave robbery. full review
Most of the budget seems to have gone to the moments of Carmen that we see; they look sumptuous and robust, and the surrounding film looks, well, like a low-budget art movie. full review
Though campy at times, Callas Forever is a generous offering, full of flamboyant characters and grand performances. full review
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