Callas Assoluta

Callas Assoluta

98 mins | Documentary, History | Dec. 20, 2007

This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in New York City to her scandal-laden but triumphant international career in opera. Featuring archival interviews with Callas herself and footage of contemporaries such as her lover Aristotle Onassis, this celebration of "La Divina" pays tribute to her enduring legacy some three decades after her death.

Callas Assoluta

98 mins | Documentary, History | Dec. 20, 2007

Callas Assoluta
This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in New York City to her scandal-laden but triumphant international career in opera. Featuring archival interviews with Callas herself and footage of contemporaries such as her lover Aristotle Onassis, this celebration of "La Divina" pays tribute to her enduring legacy some three decades after her death.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Swan productions
Original title Callas Assoluta
Directors Philippe Kohly
Writers Philippe Kohly

Cast

María Callas

as Self (archive footage)

Jean Cocteau

as Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly

as Self (archive footage)

Michel Legrand

as Self (archive footage)

Franco Zeffirelli

as Self (archive footage)

Luchino Visconti

as Self (archive footage)

Pier Paolo Pasolini

as Self (archive footage)

Philippe Faure

as Narrator (voice)

Giuseppe Di Stefano

as Self (archive footage)

Tito Gobbi

as Self (archive footage)

Elsa Maxwell

as Self (archive footage)

Aristotle Onassis

as Self (archive footage)