Directed by:
Franco ZeffirelliCinematography:
Ennio GuarnieriComposer:
Alessio VladCast:
Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright, Jay Rodan, Gabriel Garko, Manuel de Blas, Jean Dalric, Stephen Billington, Olivier Galfione, Tomi Cristin (more)Plots(1)
This fictionalized biopic chronicles the final years of opera meta-diva Maria Callas (Fanny Ardant), filling in the blank spots with a "what if" scenario. It's the late 1970s and Callas, once the greatest singer in opera, has lost her voice, been thrown over by Aristotle Onassis in favor of Jackie Kennedy, and now stomps around her apartment in a haze of pills and regret. But just when it seems all hope is lost, her former manager Larry (Jeremy Irons) hits on the plan to do an opera film of CARMEN, with Callas lip-synching her younger voice in the lead, thus preserving her stage presence for future generations. The trouble is that once Callas gets back in the limelight, her over-the-top artistic temperament threatens to destroy the entire project. What's more, Larry's gay lover (Jay Rodan) is throwing tantrums of his own. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Fanny Ardant
France
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Jeremy Irons
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Joan Plowright
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Jay Rodan
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Gabriel Garko
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Manuel de Blas
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Jean Dalric
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Stephen Billington
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Gabriel Spahiu
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