Fresh
For Callas fans, this is a winner. For others, it should at least be interesting.
Olin Chism, Dallas Morning News
Callas Forever
A triumph is worse than a failure if the price is too high
2002 · 1h 51m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Franco Zeffirelli
Overview
Aging opera singer Maria Callas tries to make a comeback by performing in a production of Bizet's "Carmen."
Director and cast
- Franco Zeffirelli Director
- Fanny Ardant as Maria Callas
- Jeremy Irons as Larry Kelly
- Joan Plowright as Sarah Keller
- Jay Rodan as Michael
- Gabriel Garko as Marco / Don José
- Justino Diaz as Scarpia
- Justino Díaz as Scarpia
- Manuel de Blas as Esteban Gomez
- Jean Dalric as Gerard
- Stephen Billington as Brendan
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
The film's portrait of the singer is indelible. The story as a whole, however, doesn't hold together, primarily because the imaginary characters and situations that surround her are so inadequately sketched.
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
A film that forgets to bring its central character to life.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
For all the devotion Zeffirelli professes to Callas' legacy, the script reduces her to a cartoon.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
Although the film will hold little appeal for non-opera buffs, its warmth trumps its cliches, odd casting and overacting.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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