One year after the film’s releaseSpencerwhich focuses on her psyche Princess Diana shortly before divorcing Prince Charles, Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain returns to the big screen with a new venture that has a strong biographical element.

It’s about the movie.”Maria” with her Angelina Jolie in her role Maria Callas. The film, directed by Oscar nominee Larrain, tells the “stormy, beautiful and tragic story of one of the world’s greatest opera singers, set days before her death in Paris in the late 1970s.” As in “Spencer”, so in this film the script is signed Stephen Knight (“Peaky Blinders”, “Eastern Promises”).

Soprano of Greek origin and one of the most famous personalities of the 20th century, was born in Manhattan and trained in opera at the age of 13 in Greece. She then moved to Italy to further her career. All these years, she suffered from nearsightedness, due to which she was almost blind, and faced many scandals related to her personal and professional life. He had a strong rivalry with the Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi, as well as an affair with Aristotle Onassis, who then married Jackie Kennedy. Kennedy’s life was the central theme of Laraine’s filmJackie» since 2016.

“The opportunity to combine the two arts that I love, cinema and opera, has become a reality. My collaboration with Angelina, an incredibly brave artist, is an exciting opportunity. A real gift,” said Larrain.

Jolie added: “I’m very serious about showcasing Calla’s life and legacy. I will do my best to accept the challenge. Pablo Larrain is a director I have always admired. Being able to tell more about Callas with him and from a script by Stephen Knight is a dream come true.”

According to Variety