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Callas Forever

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Italy, France, Spain · 2002
Rated PG-13 · 1h 51m
Director Franco Zeffirelli
Starring Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright, Jay Rodan
Genre Romance, Drama

A fictionalized account of the last days of opera singer Maria Callas (Ardant).

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50

Village Voice by

Sadly, this camp drama, a eulogy by one of Callas's closest friends, pales in comparison to the four minutes of "La Mamma Morta" in Philadelphia.

50

Variety by Deborah Young

Main body of the movie is weighed down by flat, expository dialogue and a lot of pedestrian filming. However, Zeffirelli's shooting of the "Carmen" sequences, which make up a sizable chunk of the film and are far and away the pic's most exhilarating sections, are graceful and fluid.

80

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

The result is not only one of Zeffirelli's sumptuous productions but also a film that celebrates the sacredness of artistic integrity that to Zeffirelli Callas embodied fully.

60

Chicago Reader by Ted Shen

Ardant embodies the diva's dazzling blend of glamour, hauteur, and vulnerability, and despite a faintly campy script by Martin Sherman, Zeffirelli captures the artistic imperative that drives both characters-and deepens their loneliness.

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