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Angelina Jolie says she cares for the character she plays in 'Maria'
By Jessica Inman,
2 hours ago
Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Angelina Jolie said that she "really came to care for" Maria Callas , the opera singer she portrays in Maria , which she promoted at the Venice Film Festival Thursday.
Angelina Jolie attends the photo call for "Maria" at the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Thursday. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI
"Honestly, for me, the bar in this, that I would know if I did good enough, are the Maria Callas fans and those who love opera," Jolie said in a presser . "And my fear would be to disappoint them."
Callas died in 1977 when she was 53, and the film examines the latter part of her life in Paris.
" Maria is a creative imagining and a psychological portrait of Maria Callas," an official synopsis says . "...A story about a woman that lived from the '20s to '70s, a woman who burned her voice, her life, by doing (what she loved) her work."
Left to right, "Maria" stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Angelina Jolie, Pablo Larrain and Alba Rohrwacher attend the photo call for "Maria "at the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Thursday. Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI
Starring Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie, Maria is a creative imagining and a psychological portrait of Maria Callas. The film takes place in the '70s near the end of Callas' life. A story about a woman that lived from the '20s to '70s, a woman who burned her voice, her life,... pic.twitter.com/zRr0fht7eB — Netflix (@netflix) August 28, 2024
Angelina Jolie attends the photo call for "Maria" at theVenice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Thursday. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI
Jolie wore a long, slim-fitting black dress, adorned by a single brooch, to the photo call.
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt (L) and Angelina Jolie arrive on the red carpet at The Tony Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on June 16, 2024 in New York City. File Photo by Serena Xu Ning/UPI
"I felt I didn't want to do a disservice to this woman," she said.
Angelina Jolie and Maddox Jolie-Pitt (R) arrive for the State Dinner with President Joe Biden and the South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House in Washington in 2023. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
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