Description
Callas Forever DVD 2002 Callas Mindörökké / Directed by Franco Zefirelli / Starring: Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons
UPC 5999544560543 / 5999016344275 / IPH 5137
REGION 2 PAL DVD
MADE IN GERMANY
AUDIO: French 5.1, Hungarian 5.1
SUBTITLES: Hungarian
Total Runtime: 115 minutes
English Summary:
Callas Forever is a 2002 biographical film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, who co-wrote the screenplay with Martin Sherman. It is an homage to Zeffirelli's friend, internationally acclaimed opera diva Maria Callas, whom he directed on stage in Norma, La traviata, and Tosca.[1] It was his last film before his death in 2019.
The partially fictionalized film is set in 1977, the year in which Callas died, and centers on the making of a movie of Georges Bizet's Carmen. The diva, whose now-ragged voice is well past its prime, is persuaded to star in it by longtime friend and former manager Larry Kelly, who abandoned classical music to become a rock impresario. He insists by lip-synching to her old recording she will recapture her lost youth and leave behind a priceless legacy for her admirers, and his theory is supported by Callas confidante and journalist Sarah Keller.
Other characters include Michael, a handsome young painter of limited talent and ardent Callas fan with whom Larry is infatuated; Marco, the tenor who plays Don José in Carmen and flirts with his aging co-star, who responds to his advances; and Bruna, the housekeeper in Callas' Paris apartment.
Hungarian Summary:
Minden idők egyik legismertebb, legsikeresebb operaénekesnője Maria Callas volt. A film az énekesnő utolsó napjainak elképzelt felidézése. Szomorú történet egy asszonyról, aki az idő múlásával, az öregedéssel nemcsak mint művész, hanem mint nő is elveszítette az önbecsülését. A menedzserének köszönhetően még egy rövid időre megkapja az esélyt, hogy újra átélje a régi dicsőségének a pillanatait. Ám rá kell jönnie, hogy mindez már a múlté, most ugyanolyan egyszerű ember, mint bárki más, egyedül kell szembenéznie az életével és a halállal.
Cast / Szereplők:
- Fanny Ardant: Maria Callas
- Jeremy Irons: Larry Kelly
- Joan Plowright: Sarah Keller
- Jay Rodan: Michael
- Gabriel Garko: Marco / Don Jose
- Manuel de Blas: Esteban Gomez
- Justino Díaz: Scarpia
- Jean Dalric: Gerard
- Stephen Billington: Brendan
- Anna Lelio: Bruna
- Alessandro Bertolucci: Marcello
- Olivier Galfione: Thierry
- Roberto Sanchez: Escamillo
- Achille Brugnini: Ferruccio
- Eugene Kohn: Eugene
Directed by | Franco Zeffirelli |
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Screenplay by | Franco Zeffirelli Martin Sherman |
Story by | Franco Zedffirelli |
Music by | Alessio Vlad |
Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
Edited by | Sean Barton |
Release date
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2002 |
Country | Italy / France / Spain / UK / Romania |