Callas Assoluta

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

Self (archive footage)

Jean Cocteau

Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly

Self (archive footage)

Michel Legrand

Self (archive footage)

Franco Zeffirelli

Self (archive footage)

Luchino Visconti

Self (archive footage)

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Self (archive footage)

Philippe Faure

Narrator (voice)

N/A

Giuseppe Di Stefano

Self (archive footage)

Tito Gobbi

Self (archive footage)

Elsa Maxwell

Self (archive footage)