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Callas Forever
- Director: Franco Zeffirelli
- Writer: Franco Zeffirelli; Martin Sherman
- Producer: Andrei Boncea; Pino Butti
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Jeremy Irons plays a gay music impresario - other than that, it's a bog-standard biopic of no particular merit.
Seriously...disappointing, considering the [supposed] talent behind this inconsequential flick.
Callas deserved much better than this.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
This is 1977. Maria Callas; the most famous diva in the world, lives confined in her Paris apartment. Larry Kelly, a producer friend, offers her to sing Carmen in a televised concert. Unfortunately Maria's voice, tired and worn by years and strain, is not what it used to be. Larry knows the way around the problem : a technical stratagem will create the illusion. Maria, disregarding her friend Sarah's warning, agrees with the idea and the show is a tremendous success. With that in mind, Larry now considers a new version of "Tosca". But this time, Maria objects to the subterfuge. Her decision will mark the beginning of the end for the legendary singer...
Cast & Characters
Fanny Ardant as Maria Callas;
Jeremy Irons as Larry Kelly;
Joan Plowright as Sarah Keller;
Jay Rodan as Michael;
Gabriel Garko as Marco / Don Jose;
Manuel de Blas as Esteban Gomez;
Justino D'az as Scarpia;
Jean Dalric as Gerard;
Stephen Billington as Brendan;
Anna Lelio as Bruna;
Alessandro Bertolucci as Marcello;
Olivier Galfione as Thierry;
Roberto Sanchez as Escamillo;
Achille Brugnini as Ferruccio;
Eugene Kohn as Eugene