2024-07-30 04:19:58
The filmmaker previously participated in the event with films about Jackie Kennedy with Natalie Portman and Diana Spencer with Kristen Stewart.
The Chilean director Pablo Larrain will compete again in the Venice International Film Festival with his film Mariaa biopic about the soprano Maria Callas that stars the renowned actress Angelina Jolie.
A new participation that will add to his previous experiences with films such as Jackie (2016), next to Natalie Portman como Jacqueline Kennedy; Ema (2019) y Spencer (2021), con Kristen Stewart in the role of the Princess of Wales.
The last time he was at the film festival was last year with The Count (2023), a satire that portrays dictator Augusto Pinochet as a vampire. A film that not only received recognition, but also earned the award for Best Screenplay.
With this as a background, the national director will be present once again in the 81st edition, which will take place between August 28th and September 7th.
What is Pablo Larraín’s biopic starring Angelina Jolie about?
In the film, Angelina Jolie will play the prominent opera singer Maria Callas, who is considered as one of the most important of the 20th century. Specifically, the story will focus on his last days in Paris during the 1970s.
For his part, the director of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera, I declare that “Larraín returns with a film that faces the last days of his golden exile in Paris”. While also highlighting that it includes “an impressive performance.”
A film that also features Italian actors Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher and Valeria Golino, the Turk Haluk Bilginer and the Australian Kodi Smit-McPhee.