Angelina Jolie made a stunning appearance in Venice Italy on Thursday for the world premiere of her latest film Maria at the Venice International Film Festival the biopic features Jolie in the titular role of Maria Callis the legendary american-born Greek soprano the film focuses on the isolated final days of callus whose illustrious career spanned from the mid to late 20th century born Maria copoulos in Queens New York callus began her journey in the music industry as a te teenager performing in Athens Greece the anticipation for this film has been building and ahead of the premiere the first clip of Maria was released offering a glimpse of Jolie as Laina the newly released clip showcases Jolie alongside Pier Francesco favino with the haunting Melody of desdemona's a Maria from ver otell playing on the piano the film had its World premiere on August 29th at the Venice film festival and Promises to tell the tumultuous beautiful and tragic story of one of the greatest female opera singers in history reliving and reimagining her final days in 1970s Paris the film boasts a stellar Supporting Cast that includes Alba roater halik bilger Cody Smith MC Steven Ashfield and Valeria Galino with cinematography by Oscar nominee Ed lochman directed by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Lorraine Maria marks the final installment of his Trilogy focusing on tragic women following Jackie 2016 and Spencer 2021 the film sees Jolie take on the daunting role of Callis capturing the singer's struggles as she navigates the Blurred boundaries between her public Persona and her private self said in Paris during the last week of Call's life Maria portrays the Diva's reclusive existence in her lavish apartment where she is cared for by her housekeeper Bruna played by roater and her Butler fucho portrayed by favino callus who hasn't performed on stage in over four years battles with her fading health and emotional turmoil the film delves into the Blurred Lines between reality and hallucination particularly through the character of a journalist mandrax who is revealed to be a figment of Call's imagination while the film draws comparisons to other biopics such as Andrew Dominic's blonde it takes a more subdued approach in its portrayal of callus Lorraine divides the film into three acts L diva important truth and Curtain Call and an epilogue titled an ending Ascent through flashbacks in black and white the film explores Call's relationship with Aristotle Onasis a pivotal figure in her life who ultimately left her for Jackie Kennedy despite some criticism particularly regarding Jolie's portrayal of Call's singing Maria remains an elegant and Visually captivating drama following its Premiere Angelina Jolie received a 10-minute Standing Ovation highlighting the film's emotional depth and the powerful performance by Jolie the biopic which also features operatic interludes will be screened at the toride and New York film festivals later this year while it has yet to secure a distributor Maria continues to build momentum as a poignant Tribute to The Life and Legacy of Maria callus one of Opera's most iconic figures