Angelina Jolie has staked her claim to be part of the Best Actress Oscar conversation following her well-received performance at the Venice Film Festival. Maria.
Pablo Lorraine’s biography follows the life story of Maria Callas, the world’s greatest opera singer, during her final days in Paris in the 1970s.
Jolie said at a press conference today that she spent seven months preparing for the role: “As everyone here knows, I was very nervous,” she said of learning to sing opera. “I spent about seven months training, because when you work with Pablo you can’t do anything by halves. He demands in such a wonderful way that you really do the work, that you really learn and train.
Critics may have been more enthusiastic about Jolie’s performance than the film, which challenges the actress’s Academy chances, but Netflix picked up the film this week and with strong announcements in what has been a relatively quiet year for the streamer so far, it’s Jolie’s turn. May be a direct competitor to them.
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Stephanie Bunbury of Deadline, in her review, said of the actress: “Jolie is an almost magical match for a true diva: painfully thin but still beautiful, a tall patriarch, capriciously kind or selfish, very close to madness. The actor’s commitment to this work is evident at every turn.
However, Bunbury also noted that the film ended on a relatively single note compared to previous Lorraine features: “Maria Tells a compelling story, but it lacks that buzzy edge.
The Financial Times He also praised Jolie’s commitment to the role, describing her as a “charming Callus”. However, like Bunbury, the paper questions the overall emotional ambition of the biography.
“Jolie captures the charm, intelligence and pathos of ‘La Callas,’ but remains emotionally distant,” the newspaper said. “Still, there’s interest in seeing the opera’s most famous voice lip-synced by Hollywood’s most famous lips, although producers say Jolie’s singing voice is in there as well.”
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telegramGave the film four stars, saying Jolie is “dazzling” as Kalas. The magazine added: “Jolie is given enough room to dazzle, but less to surprise. However, she dazzles with a better understanding of how campers can go without routines working for their own good.
However, Jolie’s performance in Lido didn’t impress everyone. In an article titled “It’s Not Angelina Jolie’s Big Comeback,” The Eagle said the role of Callas was Jolie’s “most ambitious of her age.” She has become what holds existence back.
The Times of London He similarly described Jolie’s callous as “the pale complexion of an opera star”. The paper gave the film two stars and said it failed to deliver “an emotionally driven moment”.
“It is deliberately, tiresomely flat,” the paper wrote.
Time The magazine praised Jolie’s performance and Lauren’s respect for Callas, but said it failed to translate those sentiments into “tasteful, conventional kitsch”.
Maria Lauren’s third female-oriented biopic, which debuts at Venice Jackie And Spencer. Both films won Oscars for their leading actors. A nomination would mark Jolie’s first Academy nod in more than 15 years. She has previously been nominated for an Oscar twice, winning the award for Best Supporting Actress in 2000. The woman interrupted, and received a Best Actress nomination in 2009 The Changeling.
The best actress category has been fiercely contested in recent years. This year is no different. Among the more anticipated shows this year is Saoirse Ronan The Outrun And blitz, Inside Julianne Moore Next roomMarianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard factsand Robin Wright Here. Acclaimed turns to date include Karla Sofia Gascon Emilia PerezInside Mikey Madison Anora, and Demi Moore Meaning. Wild cards include Lady Gaga, Fernanda Torres and Pamela Anderson.
