A while back I was able to catch a viewing of Tom Volf’s Maria by Callas documentary, which I adored. Some time last year (near my birthday?), I got to catch a special screening of Callas – Paris, 1958, which we got to see alongside a very very very tiny group of people ^^’
And, of course, I made sure to watch Pablo Larrain’s Maria before the year was over, because why not.
It’s the perfect Maria Callas triple feature-
- The divine diva of Callas – Paris, 1958
- Maria seen through the eyes of Callas in Maria by Callas
- The human being in Maria.
My absolute favorite sequence in Larrain’s depiction is probably the whole segment at JFK’s birthday party. Though Maria’s scene with her sister is devastating.
