Film screening: Maria – Cinema under the stars
Location: Arrigoni Cinema
Organizer: CKŠP Izola
Time: 9.30 pm
Pablo Larraín / Italy, Germany, USA / 2024 / 124 min / English
Chilean director Pablo Larraín, following his films about Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie) and Princess Diana (Spencer), returns with the third installment of his unofficial trilogy about famous, tragic women of the 20th century. The film imagines the final week in the life of the legendary opera diva, as she struggles with the increasingly blurred lines between the revered ‘La Callas’ and the fragile, vulnerable Maria.
Summary:
September 1977. Maria Callas is 53 years old and hasn’t performed for more than four years. She spends her final days in a luxurious Paris apartment, with only her loyal housekeeper Bruna and butler Ferruccio for company. Drifting between past and present, she hopes to rediscover her voice and return to the stage once more…
