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  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 48 m

Summary The special relationship between Callas (Ardant) and her former manager (Irons) forms the heart of this compelling fictional imagining of the diva's swan song, written and directed by the late Callas's friend and colleague, Franco Zeffirelli, in a worthy tribute to his legendary friend. (Regent Releasing)

Directed By: Franco Zeffirelli

Written By: Martin Sherman, Franco Zeffirelli

  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 48 m

Callas Forever

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 20 Critic Reviews
49
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary The special relationship between Callas (Ardant) and her former manager (Irons) forms the heart of this compelling fictional imagining of the diva's swan song, written and directed by the late Callas's friend and colleague, Franco Zeffirelli, in a worthy tribute to his legendary friend. (Regent Releasing)

Directed By: Franco Zeffirelli

Written By: Martin Sherman, Franco Zeffirelli

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 20 Critic Reviews
49
30% Positive
6 Reviews
60% Mixed
12 Reviews
10% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 20 Critic Reviews
49
30% Positive
6 Reviews
60% Mixed
12 Reviews
10% Negative
2 Reviews

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80
The result is not only one of Zeffirelli's sumptuous productions but also a film that celebrates the sacredness of artistic integrity that to Zeffirelli Callas embodied fully.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
70
Ardant is marvelously genuine: fiery, petty, exalted.
By Stanley Kauffmann FULL REVIEW
60
Ardant embodies the diva's dazzling blend of glamour, hauteur, and vulnerability, and despite a faintly campy script by Martin Sherman, Zeffirelli captures the artistic imperative that drives both characters-and deepens their loneliness.
By Ted Shen FULL REVIEW
50
This fictional "what if" scenario is a bit campy and stagey, like a session of Opera 101. But it has one great thing in its favor: Ardant.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
50
Main body of the movie is weighed down by flat, expository dialogue and a lot of pedestrian filming. However, Zeffirelli's shooting of the "Carmen" sequences, which make up a sizable chunk of the film and are far and away the pic's most exhilarating sections, are graceful and fluid.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
40
Poky, oddly uninvolving.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
30
An Italian-British-French-Spanish-Romanian co-production. A better argument against multinational cooperation cannot be imagined.
By Phil Hall FULL REVIEW

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50% Mixed
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33% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
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17% Positive
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50% Mixed
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33% Negative
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Production Company Cattleya, Medusa Film, Alquimia Cinema, Film and General Productions, Galfin, Media Pro Pictures, Babe Film, France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC), Eurimages
Release Date Nov 5, 2004
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating PG-13
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Awards

Il Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Yoga Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 1 Nomination

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