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Maria by Callas: In Her Own Words

PG

Released Nov 2, 2018

1 hr. 53 min.

Documentary

Biography

Music

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Never-before-seen footage and performances offer insight into the life and career of renowned opera singer Maria Callas.

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Critics Consensus

Maria by Callas offers an intimate look at the life of a brilliantly talented artist whose absorbing story matches the operatic heights reached by her work.

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Georgan G

3 & 1/4 stars. WHAT a voice!! Revealing documentary of a famous opera star, Maria Callas. She had a difficult life from childhood onward. Her wish to be a wife & mother was common in women her age. I felt sad that she died so young. This was a little longer than it had to be.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/01/23

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Audience Member

Very interesting movie!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

interesting documentary with great music.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Fascinado de conocer a Callas y perdidamente enamorado de MarÃa...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

As the DVD cover says,"A dazzling documentary. This is what a star is made of." Callas' life is told in her own words: interviews, letters & diaries. You don't have to be an opera lover not to enjoy this unique documentary.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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david f

I think this movie is mostly for the fanatics; I would have appreciated a little more background in order to enjoy the information, images, and beautiful music that was presented.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Tom Volf

Director

Fanny Ardant

Narrator

Joyce DiDonato

María Callas

Tom Volf

Screenwriter

Thierry Bizot

Producer

Emmanuel Chain

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Ben Sachs

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The relative absence of gossip is refreshing in light of so many salacious documentaries about celebrities.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

An innovative and fascinating documentary...

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 8, 2019

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

A fascinating and loving documentary about the 1950s Greek-American opera sensation.

Rated: B

Dec 7, 2018

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Lonita Cook

KCTV5 News at 9

It's a beautiful documentary in and of itself.

Oct 2, 2021

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Milana Vujkov

Lola On Film

It was the humanity in the delivery of divinity that was the key to Callas's impact - the way she knew, by some uncanny ability, just how to channel an archetype.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 30, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Will likely appeal to opera lovers more than casual viewers, but nonetheless provides an interesting portrait of a person who is still one of classical music's best-selling vocalists decades after her death.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 1, 2021

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Synopsis

Never-before-seen footage and performances offer insight into the life and career of renowned opera singer Maria Callas.

Director: Tom Volf
Screenwriter: Tom Volf
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Elephant Doc, Sony Pictures Classics, Petit Dragon
Rating: PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Brief Language|Some Smoking)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M

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