Maria (M)

Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie is Maria Callas, one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century in acclaimed director Pablo Larrain's operatic Maria. The film follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye. MARIA reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee,Valeria Golino

Director: Pablo Larraín

★★★★ "A meticulous and shattering insight into the life of opera singer Maria Callas." CINEMATIC REEL

★★★★ "Angelina Jolie gives a career-defining performance as a haunted opera diva" INDEPENDENT UK

★★★★ "Angelina Jolie plays the diva in magnificent stroll around the cult of Callas" GUARDIAN

★★★★ "a loving and affectionate portrait of Callas that never airbrushes her foibles. It’s likely to put Jolie front and centre in the Oscar race, too." TIME OUT

★★★★ "Angelina Jolie dazzles as the opera diva in her finest performance in a decade" DAILY TELEGRAPH UK

★★★★ "Angelina Jolie gives a heart-clutchingly sad performance in a hypnotic film from Pablo Larraín" IRISH TIMES

★★★★ "Larrain’s film proves to be a divine tribute to La Divina." FLICK FEAST