Callas Assoluta
movie

Released December 20, 2007
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast

Maria 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)
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Giuseppe Di Stefano
as
Self (archive footage)

Tito Gobbi
as
Self (archive footage)

Elsa Maxwell
as
Self (archive footage)


