Callas Forever (2002)
- Directed by
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, musical film, romance film
- Country
- Romania, United Kingdom, France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 38 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In the 1970s, a music impresario offers the retired opera star Maria Callas a chance to return to the stage by lip-syncing her old recordings. She grapples with the decision to revive her career while confronting her fading voice and her tangled emotions.
elegiacmelancholicreverentintimateslow-pacedemotionalvisually lushnostalgic
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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