Maria (2024)

Maria offers an intimate and raw portrait of the legendary soprano's final days, reliving her tumultuous life through flashbacks that explore her rise, passionate loves, and falls. Directed by Pablo Larraín, with Angelina Jolie in a transformative role, the film does not shy away from showing the shadows of a life dedicated to art: intense extramarital affairs, dependence on pills and alcohol, and a profound loneliness that culminates in seventies Paris. Violence is absent, focusing on emotional and psychological drama. Intimacy scenes are suggestive but direct, with partial nudity in romantic contexts, justified by the real-life biography. The language is abundant and vulgar, typical of a bohemian and conflictive environment. There is no ideological agenda that alters the vision of the person or the family; on the contrary, it exposes the painful consequences of selfish decisions, inviting reflection on human dignity and the emptiness of fame without stable bonds. Callas, Catholic by upbringing, faces her end without explicit redemption, but the work highlights the transcendence of art as a longing for something eternal. Suitable for mature adults, it requires accompaniment for young people due to its emotional rawness and themes of addiction shown without glorification.