Documentary about the legendary Diva Maria Callas.
Director: Steve Cole
Stars: Maria Callas, Judi Dench, Plácido Domingo, Franco Zeffirelli.
Watched online, ok print.
No songs listed in the Soundtracks, but we do get clips of her singing both with and without video.
I've read at least 1 bio of MC years ago, and own several of her recordings. Unfortunately, no complete opera was ever filmed with her, only Act II of Tosca, and that's rather poor quality. Fortunately, portions of that are included in this brief doc'y.
I hadn't remembered that she bore a son (who died the same day) to Onassis, nor that Onassis died 2 years before she did.
I like that PD says he regrets never getting to perform with her. (Her last performance was in '65; his debut was in '69.)
Everyone interviewed waxes rhapsodic about MC's acting and singing.
Too bad she lived like her roles instead of like the disciplined artist who created her instrument.
Everyone interviewed speaks English, including MC, who has almost no accent.
Rated 6.9 (8)
BBC & more, dir. Cole; 7
