Premiärvisning på biografen Grand med sångerskan BEA (Beata Ernman) som gjorde en Callas-tolkning. Den 11 februari gör vi en specialvisning av Maria, filmen där Angelina Jolie spelar Maria Callas, och som berättar om operastjärnans sista dramatiska tid i Paris. Även om visningen görs efter premiären var den svarta mattan är utrullad och gästerna fick klädkoden ‘Bring the drama’. Det blev en del extravaganta outfits i vimlet. Arr.  Erwik Communication, Bobbys Hair Care 

Maria is a 2024 biographical psychological drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight. It is an international co-production between Italy, Germany, and the United States. The film stars Angelina Jolie as opera singer Maria Callas, and follows the seven days before her 1977 death in Paris, as she reflects on her life and career. It also stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Stephen Ashfield, Valeria Golino, and Kodi Smit-McPhee in supporting roles. It is the third film in Larraín’s trilogy of important 20th-century women, following Jackie (2016), and Spencer (2021).

Plot: Maria Callas lives in an apartment in Paris, with her butler Ferruccio and housemaid Bruna. She is attempting to sing again after a years-long hiatus in her opera career due to her declining health. While Ferruccio insists that she see a doctor and take the correct amount of medication, Maria continues to overuse Mandrax, which she claims helps her despite its side effects. Maria informs Ferruccio and Bruna that a television crew will be arriving to interview her about her life. The crew arrives, led by a young filmmaker named ”Mandrax”. It becomes clear that Mandrax and his cameraman are a hallucination caused by the medication, with Ferruccio and Bruna not seeing them. Over the week, Maria also attends private sessions with conductor Jeffrey Tate to know if she can perform again.