Angelina Joliewho plays the famous soprano María Callas in the new biopic of the Chilean Pablo Larraín, confesses in an interview that she would have liked to be a “friend” of the Greek prima donna for the loneliness they both share.
“I live my life looking at the past, like writing an autobiography,” Jolie says in a moment of Mariain a sentence that perfectly summarizes the project, which reviews thes lights and shadows of the famous opera singer in her last years of life in Paris in the 70s and provides a more intimate account of the woman who hid behind the legend.
In some scenes, the soprano prefers to be called by her first name, ‘María’, and others by her nickname, ‘La Callas’, but “María had no room for her in a world in which everyone loved ‘La Callas“Jolie tells Efe in an interview with other international media.
The performer acknowledges having identified with the Greek-American singer during the preparation of the character. “Perhaps our biggest thing in common, and I think it’s not private to share, is loneliness. I thought We had both been alone and felt alone many timesand I think that’s why I would have liked to be her friend,” she said.
A therapeutic process
Jolie had to learn to sing opera, using her own voice in the film, a process she describes as therapeutic, because it helped her find her own voice. get rid of traumas from your past and free your body. “I didn’t know how to sing and cry at the same time. It was a problem because I would start crying and my throat would close,” he describes.
Likewise, he admits that His best teacher during the process was Callas herself. and that he followed the learning methodology that the soprano defended: begin studying the technical and musical aspects and reserve the “feelings” and “humanity” until the last second.
The actress, who has also directed several films and documentaries, asserts that she was very much in agreement with the vision of Pablo Larraínwhom she thanked for his generosity for allowing her to be María and also being able to express her opinions about the character.
“I’m not generous, I’m just trying to be intelligent,” responds the Chilean filmmaker, who says that working with Angelina Jolie has been a “nice and very fun collaboration” at the same time difficult, and highlights that the experienced actress knew perfectly what she was doing at all times and “quickly caught on” her intentions.
