Contemporary opera wouldn’t be the same without the iconic figure of Maria Callas. The Greek American singer not only stood out because of her revolutionary form to interpret the arias by Verdi, Bizet, or Puccini, and for taking the opera to its most popular height, but also for her life at the same time tempestuous and enigmatic, often exploited by the press on the 1950s and 1960s. From an exhaustive compilation of restored images –many of them previously unseen–, Tom Volf’s debut film makes a tour to the life of Callas, combining elements such as her intimate tapes and personal letters. The result is an enveloping documentary that subverts the classical image built around the iconic diva.

DIRECTOR:

Tom Volf

CAST:

Fanny Ardant (narradora), Joyce DiDonato (voz de María Callas), María Callas, Aristóteles Onassis, Vittorio De Sica, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Omar Sharif