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- "Callas Forever" is somewhat predictable, but it is an engaging and believable story with some intriguing twists and turns. Its strength is in its sublime character development which rings true and is psychologically correct – a rare and special treat.
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Callas may be forever, but Franco Zeffirelli's fictionalized tribute is not. Full Review | Jan 3, 2005
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.
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Callas Forever. 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. [1] It was his last film before his death in 2019.
Nov 11, 2004 · Callas Forever (2004) Divas don't come much more demanding than Maria Callas (Fanny Ardant) in Callas Forever, an enjoyably risible biopic about the final days of the opera singer that's full...
Marie Callas (Fanny Ardant 53) is persuaded by a music promoter (Jeremy Irons 52) to make a career comeback in a movie of Carmen where she lip syncs to her old (good) recordings. She has to do this because she has lost her quality voice.
This story fictionalizes what *could* have happened in the last year of the life of the great soprano Maria Callas. By 1977, the time of this movie, Callas' voice had realized its best days and she is seen sitting around listening to some of her early recordings and pining over her lost glory.
Oct 20, 2004 · The cliché-ridden Callas Forever allows director Franco Zeffirelli to revisit a time period in the ‘70s when he was mounting super productions at Milan’s La Scala and New York’s Metropolitan Opera starring divas like Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland.
