However, that doesn’t mean everything in the film is true.
It’s quite difficult for biographical movies to be perfect, inMaria’s defense.
Nevertheless, manyreviews claimMariais a thoughtful biopicthatstays true to Callas' story as much as possible.
Pablo Larrain’s 2024 Netflix biographical psychological drama movieMariadepicts the last few days of Callas' life.
Callas was a famous, influential opera singer who took the world by storm in the 20th century.
Throughout the film, the director exaggerates and fabricates parts of Callas' life for dramatic purposes.
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Callas' voice is the most important thing in her life.
So, losing it is catastrophic.
However, the film doesn’t dive too deep into the reason why Callas loses her voice.
Maria(2024) is a biographical drama about opera singer Maria Callas, directed by Pablo Larraín, starring Angelina Jolie. It concludes Larraín’s trilogy on iconic women.
PerDecider,Mariawriter Steven Knight explained why Callas attempted to rebuild her voice.
Perhaps she wanted to die whole, in one piece, her self and her voice reunited."
Callas even sang at the party.
The relationship between Callas and Onassis was reportedly quite toxic and fraught with tension, whichMariaalludes to.
She wanted to get married and have children, but he did not.
Callas got pregnant a handful of times, and Onassis never wanted her to keep the baby.
Sadly, she always miscarried and never had a child.
Records do show that Callas was taking cortisone and immunosuppressantsto treat a degenerative disease in the mid-1970s.
It’s also a widely known fact that Callas struggled with drugs in the later years of her life.
Mandrax, who is named after the drug, is just one of Callas' hallucinations, though.
He isn’t really there, but Callas continues interacting with Smit-McPhee’s character throughout theAngelina Jolie movie.
Mandrax’s questions, as a documentary filmmaker, prompt Callas to reflect on her life.
But, it’s unclear if the real Callas ever experienced these illusions.
The filmmakers had to fabricate some elements of Callas' story to dramatize it and make it make sense.
The filmmakers had to fabricate some elements of Callas' story to dramatize it and make it make sense.
So, they decided that Callas would hallucinate an entire documentary film crew inMaria.
During the song,Callas hallucinates an entire orchestra,Aristotle Onassis, and Mandrax once more.
Afterward, Callas collapses to the floor and dies.
However, what led to said heart attack has been disputed over the years.
It concludes Larrain’s trilogy on iconic women.
Sources:Variety, Decider, PEOPLE
