September 23, 2007
Fanny Ardant is great in the title role, Jeremy Irons and Joan Plowright offer exemplary support.
Fanny Ardant,
Jeremy Irons,
Joan Plowright,
Jay Rodan,
Gabriel Garko
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A mournful look at the last days of opera diva Maria Callas, director Franco Zeffirelli's biographical drama attempts to explore the irresistible allure of a comeback for a fallen star who hungers for... read more
DVD Release Date: June 21, 2005
Stats: 88 reviews
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October 20, 2008I love this movie! Although I am not an opera fan, Fanny Ardant makes me love Maria Callas' work, her spirit, her legacy! The film is so beautiful, it makes you feel as though you're there!
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July 26, 2007Beautifully acted, intelligently written and criminally neglected by critics and distributors Callas Forever is a haunting and poignant study of the sacrifices an artist makes for her art.
For some people the movie will prove somewhat unsatisfying, the more so if one focuses ex... read more
Critic Reviews
February 3, 2005
Olin Chism, Dallas Morning News
January 28, 2005
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
The film's portrait of the singer is indelible. The story as a whole, however, doesn't hold together, primarily because the imaginary characters and situations that surround her are so inadequately sk... Full Review
December 24, 2004
Tom Long, Detroit News
A film that forgets to bring its central character to life.
December 23, 2004
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
For all the devotion Zeffirelli professes to Callas' legacy, the script reduces her to a cartoon. Full Review
December 9, 2004
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Although the film will hold little appeal for non-opera buffs, its warmth trumps its clichés, odd casting and overacting. Full Review
November 29, 2004
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post
Goes far deeper into one man's opera-diva fetish than most people will want to follow. Full Review
November 29, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It's a small-scale premise for a movie and, given its wooden, dubbed dialogue (a supreme irony), it's an experience purely for Callas fans. Full Review
November 28, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
On about five different levels, Callas Forever constitutes grave robbery. Full Review
November 26, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Most of the budget seems to have gone to the moments of Carmen that we see; they look sumptuous and robust, and the surrounding film looks, well, like a low-budget art movie. Full Review
November 26, 2004
John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune
By aspiring no higher than campy adulation, it ill serves the memory of the most storied opera diva of the last century. Full Review
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