CALLAS FOREVER

Year: 2002
USA: Regent Entertainment
UK: Enjoy Cinema
Cast: Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright, Jay Rodan, Gabriel Garko, Manuel de Blas, Justino Diaz, Jean Dalric, Stephen Billington, Anna Lelio, Alessandro Bertolucci, Olivier Galfione, Roberto Sanchez, Achille Brugnini, Eugene Kohn, Maria del Mar Rivas, Concha Lopez, Bryan W. Jardine, Sorin Popa, Bill Avery, Popa Sorin, Onochi Seietsu, Ann McElhinney, Tara Marie Anderson, Tomi Cristin, Razvan Popa, Barry Mulligan, Angel Munoz, Lucia Real, Florin Piersic Jr
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Countries: Italy / France / Spain / UK / Romania
UK: 108 mins
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong language
USA Release Date: 5 November 2004 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 26 November 2004 (Limited Release - wider)
UK Release Date: 19 November 2004 (Limited Release - London)

Synopsis

Franco Zeffirelli fictionalizes the golden days of Maria Callas, opera's most notorious diva, in this luminous tribute to one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Fanny Ardant (ELIZABETH, 8 WOMEN) portrays the brilliant and impetuous Callas, coaxed out of her self-imposed exile by her long-time friend and former manager, Larry Kelly (Jeremy Irons) to star in a film version of Carmen. The film project re-ignites her passion for performance and rekindles her friendship with Larry, long ago estranged by her difficult nature. The outstanding supporting cast includes Joan Plowright (TEA WITH MUSSOLINI) as a music critic and life-long friend of Callas', the smouldering Gabriel Garko (HIS SECRET LIFE) as Callas' May-December leading man Don Jose, and dreamy newcomer Jay Rodan as Larry's artist boyfriend, Michael, who is inspired by Callas' recordings to create beauty.