![]() The year is 1977 and Maria Callas (Fanny Ardant) is in seclusion in her Paris apartment, grieving over 1) her beloved Aristotle Onassis who left her for Jacqueline Kennedy and then died and 2) her disastrous farewell concert in Japan which ended her magnificent career with a flop. The fantasy of placing Callas on film for posterity in the last year of her life, the year she died of heart failure, when her voice was gone but her artistry remained is the means by which Zeffirelli memorializes the Diva and in every way he succeeds. ![]() Reviewed by gradyharp 10 / 10 A Fitting Crown to a Phenomenal Career: Callas Lives.AlmostĬALLAS FOREVER is a beautifully written, tenderly directed and acted tribute to the immortal Maria Callas by a man who knew her as well as anyone - Franco Zeffirelli. Her decision will mark the beginning of the end for the legendary singer. But this time, Maria objects to the subterfuge. With that in mind, Larry now considers a new version of "Tosca". ![]() Maria, disregarding her friend Sarah Keller's (Dame Joan Plowright) warning, agrees with the idea, and the show is a tremendous success. Larry knows the way around the problem: a technical stratagem will create the illusion. ![]() Unfortunately, Maria's voice, tired and worn by years and strain, is not what it used to be. Her producer friend Larry Kelly (Jeremy Irons) offers her to sing "Carmen" in a televised concert. In 1977, Maria Callas (Fanny Ardant), the most famous diva in the world, lives confined in her Paris apartment.
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